India, Feb. 24 -- The majority of African Union (AU) member states are not on track to achieve the continent's target of eradicating malaria by 2030, according to the 2024 Africa Progress Report, unveiled at the 38th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Despite the ambitious goals set under the AU's Catalytic Framework, progress has stalled. Malaria incidence has only decreased by four per cent, and mortality by just 15 per cent since 2015. These figures fall significantly short of the interim targets of a 40 per cent reduction by 2020 and a 75 per cent reduction by 2025.

Of the 46 AU Member States reporting malaria cases, only six have reached a 40 per cent reduction in incidence, while just seven have met the 75 per cent reduction tar...