Mauritania gets a boost from ADFD: The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development will provide Mauritania with USD 30 mn in financing to support a national project to provide the city of Kiffa with potable water sourced from the Senegal River, according to a statement. It is unclear whether the financing will be in the form of a grant or a loan. The estimated cost of the project — financed by multiple unnamed Arab and global financing institutions — is USD 320 mn.

About the project: The project involves the construction of a water intake from the Senegal River and a treatment plant with a production capacity of 50k cubic meters per second in Korai city. The water will then be pumped through a 250 km pipeline, passing through three pumping stations in the cities of Korai, Sélibabi, and Kankossa. The project also involves building three ground tanks with a capacity of 5k cubic meters each and 35 elevated tanks with capacities ranging from 25 to 500 cubic meters along the pipeline route. Some 92 towns and villages between the four cities are set to benefit from the project, which is expected to mitigate water shortages, especially during the summer, according to the statement.

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