Luanda ‒ Manuel Domingos, community leader of the Mussenga neighborhood in Icolo e Bengo province in northwest Angola, recalls a time when the water supply to his community was serviced by a “unreliable water tank.” This situation is common across Angola, where, according to government data, around 44% of the population has no access to safe drinking water and only 55% has adequate sanitation. In rural areas, these figures are even lower, increasing the risk of diseases such as cholera.
Since 7 January 2025, Angola has been responding to a cholera outbreak, with around 11 500 cases and almost 440 deaths reported as of 9 April 2025. In response, health authorities, with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), have embarked on a mission to map and treat the…