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Kinshasa considers Senegalese partnership to improve sanitation

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Kinshasa governor Daniel Bumba Lubaki met officials from EDE International, a Senegalese engineering firm specialising in water and sanitation, in Dakar to explore a partnership. Talks focus in particular on waste management and urban infrastructure in the Congolese capital, according to the Senegalese Press Agency.

Kinshasa governor Daniel Bumba Lubaki is considering a partnership with EDE International, a Senegalese engineering and consultancy firm specialising in water and sanitation, to address waste and water management problems in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He met the company’s officials in Dakar on Monday 26 October, according to the Senegalese Press Agency (APS).

The discussions include solid waste management, sanitation, waste-to-energy and urban infrastructure development. Founded in Dakar in 2001, EDE International is headed by Cheikh Sidya Touré, who said he wanted to quickly find practical solutions suited to the realities of Kinshasa.

Daniel Bumba Lubaki described the cooperation as a South-South partnership between Dakar and Kinshasa. The governor said he was seeking innovative solutions to strengthen the city’s resilience in the face of its sanitation problems, according to APS.

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