{
  "id": 17098438,
  "title": "Africa's water availability sometimes goes untapped",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/africas-water-availability-sometimes-goes-untapped",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-29T17:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-africa-availability-untapped.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Water demand in Africa grew by around 26% between 2010 and 2020, yet around 717 million people lacked a piped water supply in 2020, according to research published in Nature. The findings indicate that water scarcity in some parts of Africa may be due to a lack of infrastructure, rather than a lack of available water. The work provides a comprehensive map for water demand in different sectors,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}