Sudan’s capital is facing a deadly cholera surge amid war and collapse.
Over 1,000 new cases are reported daily in Khartoum as families return to destroyed homes, without clean water or functioning hospitals. Cholera is spreading fast—and the world is barely watching.

Namibe province, the epicenter of Angola’s cholera outbreak, has recorded over 2,200 cases and 48 deaths, prompting authorities to strengthen containment efforts. Vice Governor Abel do Rosário Kapitango reported 83 new cases in the last 24 hours, though the trend appears to be slightly declining. Authorities have launched a cholera vaccination campaign, with 8,000 doses […]

The African Union’s public health agency has sounded a critical alarm over a surging cholera outbreak, with 127,409 cases and at least 2,597 deaths recorded so far this year, marking one of the worst epidemics in recent memory. Ngashi Ngongo, Executive Director of Africa CDC, confirmed that efforts are underway to coordinate a continent-wide response […]

A cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 172 people and infected over 2,500 in the past week, further straining the country’s collapsed healthcare system, according to Sudanese authorities. The majority of cases were reported in Khartoum and Omdurman, but cholera has also spread across multiple provinces, raising fears of a nationwide epidemic. Doctors Without Borders […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for Eastern and Southern Africa has reported over 178,000 cases of cholera in the region over the past 15 months, according to a statement from the organization. “More than 178,000 cholera cases have been confirmed in 16 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa between January 2024 and March 2025,” […]

Kassala State is experiencing high rates of both cholera and dengue fever, attributed to waves of displacement from the eastern Gezira region in central Sudan. On Monday November 11, Sudan’s Health Ministry said that the number of cholera infection cases in Sudan has climbed to 30,880, while dengue fever cases reached 6,011. Related:Sudan: More than […]

According to Mombeshora, some provinces have not reported any cases of cholera for more than a month, which is a good sign that the country is on course to end the outbreak.

More than 400 cases of cholera have been reported in Lagos state since the outbreak began

The report said that there was a notable decrease in cholera cases in the second week of June compared to reported cases in the first week.

In southern Africa, poor weather across the continent has led to an epidemic of cholera. Outbreaks have spread to both rural populations and urban centres in major southern African cities. Related: South Sudan: Convention for Youth Leadership In Zambia, Children step over them and play inches from the fetid water. The African country has been […]