Tunisia to Get AFDB Research Grant

Tunisia will receive $8m from the African Development Bank (AFDB) for conducting various research works to upgrade its water resources.

Mohamed Nouri Jouini, Tunisian Minister of Development and International Cooperation, and Bobby Pittman, AFDB vice-president for Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration, signed nine separate agreements.

Four grants will be used to conduct research studies on the desalination of sea water and the improvement of water supply in rural areas, as well as sanitation in 80 Tunisian districts, according to africanmanager.com.