African Leaders Demand Sustainable Malaria Financing As AU Report Warns of Looming Resurgence

African Heads of State and Government have called for a new era of sustainable malaria financing, warning that stalled progress, shrinking international support and emerging threats could reverse decades of gains against the disease.

The call was made at the 39th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the African Union Malaria Progress Report 2025 was presented by President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko of Botswana, who also chairs the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA). The report…