The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) characterized by the Delivery Mechanism on Water and Sanitation for the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) of the African Union (AU), recently launched the African Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG), referred to as the Guidelines. A guiding principle designed to provide direction to African governments on the review, revision, and development of sanitation policies and strategies for their implementation.

These Guidelines provide background information, advice on the process, and suggested contents for a sanitation policy, including sample policy statements and, they should be considered within and adapted to each local context in terms of existing institutional arrangements, capacities, and service coverage, among other factors.