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11.7 million lives have been saved so far through @UNDP-managed @GlobalFund grants. Productive meeting with @PeterASands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. We discussed our vital partnership and how we can protect hard-won progress https://t.co/GUJ2xcVdeo #GlobalFund #HealthForAll #UNDP #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 26 SEPTEMBER 2026 Major developments reported during the previous 24 hours. 1. DR CONGO — Ebola outbreak expands to two additional health zones Importance: 10/10 (Critical) WHO reported that the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has expanded to Bulu in Sud Ubangi and Dungu in Haut-Uélé, bringing the total to 63 affected health zones across seven provinces. As of 23 September, DRC had reported 7,890 confirmed cases and 3,799 deaths; the geographic expansion increases cross-border transmission risk. Source: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON618 2. ETHIOPIA — Heavy fighting continues in the north Fighting involving federal and Tigrayan forces has intensified, disrupting communications and raising concerns that the renewed conflict could spread beyond Tigray. Ethiopia's president has also accused unspecified external actors of interference as the 2022 peace framework comes under severe strain. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/ethiopian-president-warns-of-interference-amid-renewed-tigray-fighting/ 3. SUDAN–CHAD — Sudanese refugee arrivals accelerate sharply Importance: 9/10 (Very High) UNHCR says more than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to eastern Chad this year, with arrivals through Adré and Tiné recently rising to more than 400 people per day — around 20 times the rate seen during previous months. Funding remains far below requirements, increasing pressure on shelter, water and protection services. Source: https://www.unhcr.ca/news/unhcr-in-its-fourth-year-sudan-conflict-drives-new-displacement-into-chad-as-funding-falls-short/ 4. DR CONGO — At least 41 killed in Lake Tanganyika boat disaster Importance: 8.5/10 (Very High) At least 41 people died after a vessel carrying roughly 100 passengers and cargo capsized on Lake Tanganyika while travelling from Kigoma, Tanzania, toward Kalemie in DRC. Forty-nine people were reported rescued while search operations continued. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/at-least-41-die-as-boat-capsizes-in-drcs-lake-tanganyika 5. ZIMBABWE–UNITED STATES — U.S. health funding set to end after talks collapse Importance: 8.5/10 (Very High) The United States is set to end health-programme funding for Zimbabwe at the end of September after negotiations over a new agreement failed, including disagreement over provisions concerning health data and biological samples. The change could affect HIV, tuberculosis and malaria programmes. Source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-09-25/data-sharing-clause-derailed-u-s-zimbabwe-health-talks-now-all-funding-ends-this-month 6. SOUTH SUDAN — Kiir opens political dialogue ahead of December elections President Salva Kiir opened an inter-party dialogue in Juba after dissolving the transitional unity government. Elections are scheduled for 22 December and would be South Sudan's first national vote since independence, while opposition groups have raised concerns over the process, security and political conditions. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/south-sudan-kiir-opens-political-dialogue-ahead-of-december-elections/ 7. SENEGAL — First criminal charges filed over 2021–2024 political unrest Four people have become the first defendants charged in connection with violence during Senegal's political unrest between 2021 and 2024. The proceedings concern alleged unlawful confinement, abduction, torture and violence; the accused contest the allegations. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/senegal-lays-first-criminal-charges-over-political-unrest-between-2021-and-2024/ 8. ETHIOPIA–DJIBOUTI — $660 million petroleum pipeline announced Importance: 7.5/10 (High) Ethiopia, Djibouti and Dangote interests are backing a planned $660 million refined-petroleum pipeline. The 120-kilometre link between Damerjog port and Dewele is intended to lower logistics costs and strengthen fuel supply for landlocked Ethiopia. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/ethiopia-djibouti-and-dangote-to-build-660m-petroleum-pipeline/ 9. UGANDA–SOUTH SUDAN — New 400 kV cross-border electricity connection Importance: 7.5/10 (High) A planned Uganda–South Sudan power interconnection will establish roughly 299 kilometres of 400-kV double-circuit transmission infrastructure. The project is intended to connect South Sudan to the Eastern Africa Power Pool and create an export market for Uganda's surplus electricity. Source: https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/new-400kv-cross-border-electricity-connection-to-serve-uganda-and-south-sudan 10. MOZAMBIQUE — Drug use rises as trafficking routes increasingly feed domestic consumption Importance: 7/10 (High) Mozambican officials say the country is increasingly becoming a consumer market as well as a transit route for illicit drugs. Government figures show drug-related hospital admissions rose 38% last year to more than 32,280, while authorities report growing concern about methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl flows. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/mozambique-faces-rising-drug-use-as-trafficking-routes-fuel-local-addiction/ #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #DRCongo #Ebola #EbolaOutbreak #BundibugyoEbola #PublicHealth #HealthEmergency #WHO #CentralAfrica #Ethiopia #Djibouti #EthiopiaDjibouti #PetroleumPipeline #EnergyInfrastructure #FuelSecurity #Logistics #RegionalTrade #AfricanEconomy #Dangote #Tigray #NorthernEthiopia #EthiopiaConflict #ArmedConflict #SecurityCrisis #HornOfAfrica #RegionalSecurity #AfricanSecurity #Geopolitics #CrossBorderTrade #EnergySecurity #AfricaToday #wrldorg

«Asociar inmigración con enfermedad es injusto y xenófobo».La primera visita de la ministra de Sanidad, Mónica García, a Ceuta tras la llegada masiva de inmigrantes que tuvo lugar el pasado 30 de julio estuvo marcada por sus declaraciones sobre la xenofobia. #Tuberculosis #SaludPublica #Inmigración

El informe del Centro de Coordinación de Alertas y Emergencias Sanitarias contradice a la ministra Mónica García al vincular el aumento de la tuberculosis en España con la inmigración, señalando que la tasa de la enfermedad es más de cuatro veces superior en personas nacidas fuera del país. #Tuberculosis #SaludPublica #Inmigración

Las futuras vacunas contra la tuberculosis podrían salvar 7,3 millones de vidas entre 2030 y 2050, según la Alianza para las Vacunas Gavi, que destaca la necesidad de avanzar en la investigación y distribución de estos nuevos tratamientos, ya que actualmente solo existe una vacuna autorizada. #Vacunas #Tuberculosis #Salud

Un niño migrante de 8 años ha sido herido en Ceuta con un rifle de perdigones por encapuchados y tiene 7 puntos de sutura en la frente Una niña de 13 años ha sido acosada en Ceuta al ser confundida con una niña migrante al grito de "Invasora, tienes tuberculosis.Enséñame tu DNI" #Ceuta #Migrantes #DerechosHumanos #ES #MA

Han acosado a una niña de 13 años que participaba en una manifestación en Ceuta al confundirla con una niña migrante: "Invasora, tienes tuberculosis. Enséñame el DNI". Esto es producido por el discurso de odio y los bulos racistas de la extrema derecha de VOX y PP. https://t.co/adtwIRHfTB #DiscursoDeOdio #Racismo #Ceuta #ES

Ana Rosa: "En estos momentos difíciles, todos los españoles somos ceutíes. 150 muertos y 80.000 habían cruzado la frontera: 'cosas que pasan' como la sarna y la tuberculosis. Este Gobierno puede haberlos dejado solos, pero los españoles estamos con Ceuta". https://t.co/liSByetj6v #Ceuta #España #Solidaridad

Joan Caylà, epidemiólogo y exjefe del Servicio de Epidemiología de Barcelona, advierte que la situación sanitaria en Ceuta es crítica y que sin una revisión y diagnóstico adecuado de las miles de personas, especialmente menores, en condiciones precarias, se podrían generar brotes epidémicos de enfermedades infecciosas como la tuberculosis y el sarampión. #Ceuta #SaludPública #Tuberculosis

El negacionismo científico mata. Trump antepone su ignorancia y dogmatismo sobre la evidencia científica que protege la salud pública. No solo en EEUU, en los países en desarrollo ya cortó los programas de prevención frente a VIH, malaria y tuberculosis que se van a llevar https://t.co/t5yJP1xaNc #Ciencia #SaludPública #Negacionismo #US #DO

El Departamento de Salud del País Vasco ha recomendado pruebas médicas a las personas que tuvieron contacto con una mujer prostituida en un burdel de Bizkaia tras detectarse un caso de tuberculosis, con el fin de prevenir la expansión de la enfermedad y descartar otros contagios. #Tuberculosis #Bizkaia #Salud