Will Water Pumps Bring Peace to Ivory Coast? (video)

12 April 2012

PBS News Hour - 11 April 2012

JUDY WOODRUFF: Next tonight: A civil war in West Africa forces a country to look at its water problems.

Special correspondent Steve Sapienza has another of his collaborations with African journalists who are covering the continent's water issues.

His story is from the Ivory Coast, and it was done in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

STEVE SAPIENZA: The West African nation of Ivory Coast was once a beacon of prosperity for the region. But, in 2002, a civil war divided the country between north and south, and set the stage for further turmoil.

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Category: Water