Angola: Cholera Killing 25 People a Day

Health authorities have been unable to contain the cholera outbreak sweeping through Angola, a country considered to have some of the greatest potential for wealth and economic growth in Africa. The epidemic is currently claiming an average of 25 lives a day. A total of 1,034 deaths have been recorded since mid-February. Many of these are in Luanda, the capital of this former Portuguese colony in southwestern Africa.