Francis Kokutse Contributor
Science and Development.Net, Ghana
I am a journalist based in Accra, Ghana. Currently, I write for Science and Development.Net. In addition, I am the local stinger for Associated Press (AP) and University World News.
Articles written by Francis Kokutse
Africa’s cholera resurgence exposes funding failures
215 8. April 2025
Climate change and conflict are fuelling a resurgence of cholera in Africa, with progress toward elimination undermined by chronic underfunding, according to new analysis. In 2024, more than 175,000 cases of cholera and 2,700 deaths were reported in Southern and Eastern African countries, making it the deadliest cholera outbreak in that region in the past decade, according to a UN brief released this week (17 February).

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