João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, the president of Angola and chairperson of the African Union, underscored the need for ...

In a historic demonstration of political resolve and continental unity, twenty African Union (AU) Member States affected by cholera convened on 4 June 2025 for a high-level virtual meeting, following ...

African Leaders, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), and Partners Unite in Bold Drive to Fight ...

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | Africa has recorded more than 2,400 deaths due to ongoing cholera outbreaks in different ...

Angola's president said at emergency talks Wednesday that a cholera outbreak has killed more than 700 people in Angola alone ...

Africa has reported approximately 130,000 cholera cases and over 2,700 deaths, accounting for 60% of global cases and a ...

Leaders from 20 African countries hit by recent cholera outbreaks met yesterday in a high-level meeting called by Africa ...

Africa CDC has managed the mpox response through an Incident Management Support Team (IMST) jointly led by Africa CDC and the ...

Cholera hotspots are set to be identified in five African countries this year to guide the development of a roadmap for prevention, control, and elimination of this infectious disease that remains ...

"Lessons learned from the mpox response, especially the need ... However, even if cholera is jointly managed by Africa CDC, WHO, and other partners, some argue that addressing its root causes ...

Senior Technical Officer at Africa CDC in the Emergency Preparedness and Response Division. Cholera can be fatal and is a bacterial disease usually spread through contaminated water. Although all ...