Suspected Taliban militants blow up irrigation dam in Afghanistan
Suspected Taliban militants blow up a dam storing water for irrigation in Shorabak, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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Citizens protesting water cuts shut down local government in Algeria
Citizens protesting against water cuts shut down the local government, including the city hall, for serveral days in two cities in northern Algeria.
Water tankers are destroyed in Yemen
Al-Qaeda affliated militants are reported to destroy multiple water tankers that belonged to Houthis militants and the Yemeni Army in Wald Rabi, Al Bayda, and Lawdar, Abyan, Yemen.
Violence erupts during protests over lack of clean water in South Africa
Residents protesting road conditions and lack of clean water are dispersed by police with teargas in Matatiele, Alfred Nzo, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The protest tactics were reported to include blocking roads with burning tires and large boulders.
Conflict over water quotas lead to two deaths in Iraq
Conflict arises between two tribes over water quotas, leaing to two deaths and eight injuries in Suq Al-Shoyokh, Thi-Qar, Iraq.
Protests in Guinea over lack of water and electricity lead to violent clashes, killing three and injuring many
Protests in Boke, Guinea about lack of water and electricity lead to clashes between police and protestors, leading to property damage, three dead, and 41 wounded.
Water pumps destroyed in conflict over access to water in Mali
People identified as militants destroy several water pumps and a number of fields and seize cattle in Kewa, Djenne, Mopti, Mali.
Five killed; 11 injured in airstrikes on water systems in Yemen
Airstrikes by coalition forces hits several water projects, killing five civilians and injuring 11 others in Saadah and Sahar, Sadah, Yemen.
Protests over inadequate water, food, and healthcare lead to 10 arrests in Nigeria
Ten people who had been uprooted from their homes by Boko Haram are arrested when protesting for better water, food, and healthcare at their temporary camps in Konduga, Borno, Nigeria.
Violent clashes in South Sudan lead to 10 dead, many wounded, and destruction of a water point
Violent clashes between government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) cause the destruction of a water point and leave a reported 10 people dead and 16 more wounded in Wichok, Rubkona, Unity, South Sudan.