A Company At The Center Of Flint’s Water Crisis Is On The Shortlist To Serve Millions In Africa

In Lagos, Veolia is being considered alongside three other companies for the flagship Adiyan II contract, per the Lagos Water Corporation, which would hand over almost two-thirds of the city’s water system to the winning bidder. Veolia, which is the world’s largest water company, is under investigation in at least three different countries, including an complaint filed by the state of Michigan for its role in overlooking contaminants in Flint’s pipes and making the situation worse. “They have a history of poisoning black communities in the US, and they should not be poisoning the largest African city on the continent,” one activist said. [BuzzFeed News]