Download logoThis morning, we wake South Africans up with sad news that we now have our first deaths resulting from COVID-19. These two deaths occurred in the Western Cape. One at a Private Hospital and…
WHO has donated PPEs to the Ministry of Health as part of efforts to support COVID-19 Outbreak Response in Ghana. The official handing over was done in a brief ceremony with the participation of the…
Tanzania’s Ministry of Health has announced that confirmed cases that have tested positive for the coronavirus is now 13 out of the 273 in both Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. Making the announcement on a day…
A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded a COVID-19 technical support mission to Egypt on 25 March 2020. The objectives of the mission were to understand the current situation; review ongoing…
Health professionals have raised awareness among the leadership of the almost 28,000 internally displaced people staying at the UN protection site in Malakal on how to prevent an outbreak of the pandemic Coronavirus among themselves….
Download logoSouth Sudan heavily depends on export of oil, the reopening of some damaged oil wells following the peace agreement in 2018 pushed up daily oil production (export) by about 20 percent in February 2019….
Download logoIn response to questions about the temporary ceasefire announcement in Cameroon, the Spokesman would like to provide the following: We welcome the temporary ceasefire announced by the Southern Cameroons Defense Force on 25 March…
Download logo4G CAPITAL GROUP Limited (“4G CAPITAL”) (www.4g-Capital.com), a market leader in technology-driven financial inclusion, announces an update on its operations across Kenya and Uganda and shares its approach to safeguarding its clients, employees and…
Opening remarks by Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa: Response to top question: It seems as if the number of COVID-19 cases is accelerating in Africa. What does the Region have to do…
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Download logoThe African region is witnessing a rapid rise in the number of reported confirmed COVID-19 cases, with a 25% daily increase over the past five days. Today, 39 countries reported a total of 216…
Download logoWhen a sample sent to the referral laboratory in the capital Algiers gave a positive result, the Ministry of Health announced Algeria’s first COVID-19 case on 26 February, becoming the second African country to…
Download logoThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has deployed Rapid Response Teams to affected states to support response activities, as Nigeria have recorded 51 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19.The breakdown showed that 32…
Download logoDaily press briefing: I have just closed my daily press briefing. It appears that we are in 88 cases including 60 in Yaoundé, 25 in douala and 3 in bafoussam. 1497 calls were received…
Download logoThe Ministry of Health has received a total of 74 COVID-19 results, of which three (3) were positive and the rest negative. A 43 year old female with a history of travel to South…
Download logoSpeech by Godwin, I. Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, March 26, 2020: Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon. As a follow up to the series of engagements and releases from the Central…
Download logoAs of today, the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Africa have risen by 218. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 927. The Provincial breakdown is as follows: Gauteng – 409…
Download logoMinister Zulu urges parents to protect children during the 21-day lockdown. As the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the country, Social Development has been inundated with calls from parents who have joint custody of their…
Download logoOur attention has been drawn to the COVID-19 misinformation making rounds on social media. The Ministry of Health would like to clarify as follows: None of the COVID-19 confirmed cases has died as alleged…
Download logoAPM Terminals Nigeria has contributed 75 million Naira (USD 200,000) towards the United Nations in Nigeria basket fund, that aims to mobilize resources to boost the efforts of the government in addressing the COVID-19…