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Malawi Launches Cholera Eradication Plan to Eliminate Outbreaks by 2030

Malawi's government has launched a comprehensive plan to eliminate cholera outbreaks by 2030, aiming to reduce the prevalence of the disease, which has claimed at least 1,700 lives over the…

Africa News Now January 18, 2025

ANN Eastern Africa

Tanzania Denies Marburg Outbreak in Kagera Region After Tests Return Negative

Tanzania has dismissed reports of a suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in the northwest of the country, following alarming claims by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO had…

Africa News Now January 16, 2025

West Africa

Ghanaians are officially waiting for what the incoming 6th president under the 4th Republic will do.

John Dramani Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken the oath of allegiance and the presidential oath to officially take over the reins of government as Ghana’s…

Africa News Now January 7, 2025

Northern Africa

Kenyan youths; on the slogan: we no go agree give the government.

Four young Kenyan men who went missing just before the Christmas holidays have been found alive, family members and rights groups say. Kenya has been gripped by a wave of…

Africa News Now December 28, 2024

African Diaspora ANN Northern Africa

Egypt Celebrates Malaria-Free Status After Decades of Efforts

Malaria, a disease that has plagued Egypt for millennia, has officially been eliminated from the country, marking a significant public health achievement. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization…

Africa News Now October 22, 2024