Category: Africa News

Coronavirus – Africa: International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), WHO and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) statement on access to internationally controlled medicines during COVID-19 pandemic

Download logoScope (COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients affected by the pandemic) The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the World Health Organization…

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Coronavirus – Democratic Republic of the Congo: Millions ‘on the edge’ in DR Congo, now in even greater danger of tipping over – World Food Programme (WFP)

Download logoAccording to the World Food Programme (WFP), latest national data shows that about four in ten people in the DRC…

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Coronavirus – Africa: 1,200 missing migrants recorded thus far in 2020 may well undercount totals since COVID-19 outbreak

Despite the mobility restrictions put in place in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, over 1,200 migrants lost their lives…

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Coronavirus – Sierra Leone: Stranded Sierra Leoneans return amid COVID-19 pandemic, part of 2,800 returns along Humanitarian Corridors in West, Central Africa

Download logoThis week (13 August), 59 Sierra Leoneans stranded in Senegal since the outbreak of COVID-19 returned home safely via…

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Coronavirus – Nigeria: Humanitarian needs hit record high, UN calls for urgent support

Download logo The humanitarian community in Nigeria called for urgent support for vulnerable people in the north-eastern part of the…

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Coronavirus – Ethiopia: Stop the use of deadly force on protesters

Download logoSpokespersons available to take media interviews Following the killing of at least 16 people following protests over the arrest…

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Coronavirus – Democratic Republic of Congo: With conflict and COVID-19 deepening hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo, more help is needed to save millions of lives

Download logoAs conflict and the coronavirus escalate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), aggravating one of the world’s biggest…

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Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 Daily Information Update (14th August 2020)

New cases: 76 Total confirmed cases: 4988 Total active cases: 2256 Total recovered: 2576 (26 New) Total number of tests conducted: 38451 (705 New)…

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Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 14 August 2020, 6 pm EAT

African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (1,086,098) deaths (24,694), and recoveries (781,669) by region: Central (50,728 cases; 978…

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Coronavirus – Africa: 2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic — UNICEF, WHO

Download logoAs schools worldwide struggle with reopening, the latest data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) reveal that 43 per…

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Coronavirus – Botswana: COVID-19 Case Update 10 August 2020

Total Confirmed Botswana Cases - 360 Active Cases - 237 Recovered Cases - 120 Deceased - 3 Distributed by APO…

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Coronavirus – Rwanda: COVID-19 update (13th August 2020)

Total cases: 2,200 (+19) Recovered: 1,558 (+86) Active cases: 634 Tests: 319,295 (+5,153) Deaths: 8 (+0) Distributed by APO Group on…

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Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 Humanitarian impact – Situation Update

This report is prepared under the auspices of the National Emergency Coordination Center for COVID-19 response, led by the National…

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Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics in South Africa as at 13 August

Tests conducted: 3315497 Positive cases confirmed: 572865 Total recoveries: 437617 Total deaths: 11270 New cases: 3946 Distributed by APO Group…

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Coronavirus – Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Update (13th August 2020)

As at 13 August 2020, Zimbabwe had 4 990 confirmed cases, including 1 927 recoveries and 128 deaths Distributed by…

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Coronavirus – Nigeria: COVID-19 Case Updates (13 August 2020)

373 new cases of COVID19 Nigeria; Lagos-69 Osun-41 Kaduna-40 Oyo-40 FCT-35 Plateau-22 Rivers-19 Kano-17 Ondo-17 Ogun-15 Abia-14 Gombe-12 Imo-9 Enugu-7…

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Coronavirus – South Sudan : Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) South Sudan – COVID-19 Preparedness & Response Mobility Update

Download logoOverview As of 12 July 2020, the cumulative total of COVID-19 cases in South Sudan stands at 2,148 with…

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Coronavirus – Tunisia: World Food Programme (WFP) supports Tunisian government in assisting vulnerable families affected by Covid-19 in Siliana

Download logoThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) – in cooperation with the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry…

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Coronavirus – Africa: World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa COVID-19 Situation Report

Highlights • A number of important assessments were published by WFP and partners recently on the food and nutrition security…

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Coronavirus – Africa: East and Southern Africa Region COVID-19 Situation Report

Regional Highlights The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a constant upward trajectory in the region with all countries affected at…

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