Ethiopians are less likely than anyone else on Earth to have access to a decent toilet, a new study said Friday. Charity WaterAid found Ethiopia leads the world in toilet scarcity with 93 per cent of Africa’s second-most populous country lacking a safe lavatory. The report, released ahead of the UN’s annual World Toilet Day, found that 2.3 billion people worldwide lack a loo at home, including 620 million schoolchildren. READ ALSO: 2019: Atiku, Saraki, Secondus, PDP govs hold crucial meetingThe lack of toilets can have deadly consequences, particularly for pupils. These crises have also exacerbated toilet scarcity, Carvalho said, as the government shifts resources from sanitation development to emergency relief.

Source: Ethiopian News November 16, 2018 10:30 UTC