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1. Sudan: New Cholera Outbreak Alert for Sudan's War-Weary Communities

   [UN News] In war-torn Sudan, a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed more than 100 lives, heightening serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid, where daily drone attacks have continued to hamper aid access.

2. Congo-Kinshasa: Delayed Containment of Ebola Could Cost DR Congo and Uganda Billions

   [ISS] Over US$700 million in additional health financing is needed to rapidly contain and prevent a wider regional crisis.

3. Ghana: Council of State Calls for Joint Action to Curb Accra Flooding

   [Ghanaian Times] The Council of State has called for stronger inter-agency collaboration to tackle illegal developments, poor sanitation and flooding in parts of the Greater Accra Region

4. Congo-Kinshasa: Epidemic Coalition Focuses on Bundibugyo Ebola Vaccine

   [allAfrica] The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been labelled the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, not only among the previous Bundibugyo outbreaks. This has raised concern that response efforts are falling behind the virus. As of 10 July 2026, the DR Congo had recorded 1,759 confirmed cases and 600 deaths. Neighbouring Uganda had reported 20 cases, including two fatalities and 17 recoveries.

5. Uganda: Teacher Killed, Dozens of Students Injured in Train-Bus Collision At Mukono Railway Crossing

   [Nile Post] MUKONO: One teacher was killed and several students injured on Friday morning after a passenger train collided with a bus carrying Mwebaza High School students on a study trip to Jinja at the Namumira railway crossing in Mukono Municipality.