African leaders urge decisive action, domestic funding as malaria fight stalls

NAMPA / Xinhua
2026-02-15
ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- African leaders issued an urgent call to action on Saturday as progress toward eliminating malaria on the continent has "stalled," with Africa accounting for 96 percent of global cases. The appeal was made Saturday during a joint media briefing by the African Union (AU) and the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) on the margins of the ongoing 39th AU Summit at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's......
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