Addis Ababa — Africa CDC welcomes the signing of the Declaration of Ideas on 19 July 2025 between the Authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Congo River Alliance/M23. Africa CDC echoes the appreciation expressed by H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Fee, and applaud the political braveness of all events for selecting dialogue over confrontation, declaring a ceasefire, and embracing a future constructed on stability.
Africa CDC expresses profound gratitude to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and the State of Qatar, in addition to to President Donald Trump and the Authorities of the US, for his or her unwavering help to the Doha and Washington processes. We equally commend the tireless management of H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, Chairperson of the African Union and Champion for Peace and Reconciliation, and H.E. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of Togo and AU-appointed Mediator for the Nice Lakes. Africa CDC salutes the willpower of President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi and President Paul Kagame to steer the area towards a way forward for peace.
Between 2022 and 2024, Africa skilled a 41% surge in public well being emergencies, with the japanese DRC and Nice Lakes area on the epicenter–battling recurring outbreaks of Mpox, cholera, Marburg virus, Ebola, and measles. These crises have been compounded by 30 years of violence, insecurity, and displacement.
Because the African autonomous public well being company, Africa CDC has constantly referred to as for peace, together with in a letter to African Heads of State on 1 February 2025 urging pressing motion to safeguard lives and restore stability within the area. https://africacdc.org/news-item/africa-cdc-urges-immediate-action-to-protect-lives-amid-escalatinghealth-and-security-crises/
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Africa CDC reaffirms that peace and well being are inextricably linked. A complete well being element have to be absolutely embedded within the Doha and Washington processes, making certain the protected return of displaced populations, the restoration of important well being providers, the entry of important commodities, the strengthening of illness surveillance, and the rebuilding of native well being methods. Mandated by the African Union Heads of State, Africa CDC stands able to help the implementation of the well being pillar of the Doha and Washington agreements in full partnership with African governments, Qatar, the US, and all different companions and stakeholders. As we mark this historic step, Africa CDC joins the decision for international recognition of this exceptional diplomatic milestone. If this course of yields lasting peace, the folks of Africa will bear in mind the management and braveness of President Donald Trump and His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, who selected to carry hope to a area that has endured unimaginable struggling for much too lengthy.
