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Download logoTwo (2) new coronavirus cases were identified today, bringing the total to nineteen (19). • A Rwandan man, 32, who arrived from Dubai, UAE, on 19 March 2020. • A Rwandan man, 34, who…

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Following concerted partners’ response, led by the World Health Organization, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Salihu Kwayabura has declared an end of Lassa fever outbreak in Borno State. The current outbreak, which was the second…

Download logoThe Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed ten (10) new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria; three (3) new cases in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and seven (7) new cases in…

By Siddharth Chatterjee, United Nations Resident Coordinator to Kenya The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya has jumped to at least five (by 19 March) after the government confirmed more cases. President Uhuru Kenyatta has…

Download logoThe Ministry of Health (MoH.gov.rw) requests the general public and especially travellers to take special preventive measures following the Novel Coronavirus outbreak confirmed by World Health Organization(WHO) which was reported in China, Thailand, Japan…

Download logoTo ensure that the risk to its personnel and to the host country is minimized as well as ensuring that staff members strictly follow critical precautionary measures to avoid or minimise the chance of…

Download logoCiting the World Health Organization (WHO), a UN spokesperson said there were now more than 600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the African continent in 34 countries, “compared to 147 just one week ago.”…

Today, WHO (www.WHO.int) is launching a messaging service with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus. This easy-to-use messaging service has the potential to reach 2 billion people and enables WHO to…

Download logoLaetitia Bader – Senior Researcher, Africa Division Every time you place a call in Ethiopia, you get an educational message about coronavirus prevention – but that only helps if you can make a call. Millions of Ethiopians living…

Download logoThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €3.2 million (US$3.5m) contribution from the European Union, which will help provide lifesaving assistance to the most vulnerable people affected by hunger and violence…

Download logoThis is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR,…

Download logo The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, His Excellency Abdulla Shahid sends a message of felicitations to His Excellency Noureddine Erray, Minister of Foreign of the Republic of Tunisia. Minister’s…

Download logoOn 19th March 2020, Chinese Ambassador H.E. Dr. Zhao Yanbo met with Hon. Dr. Unity Dow, Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation of Botswana, and briefed Dr. Dow on the latest progress China has…

Download logoLocation: Chad Event: Chadian authorities have reported a case of COVID-19 in Chad. The N’Djamena International Airport has closed to all passenger flights. Effective March 23, 2020, U.S. Embassy N’Djamena has suspended routine consular…

Download logoPresident His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Kais Saied of Tunisia, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin…

Download logoWorld Rugby (https://www.World.Rugby/) has today announced further action in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. After detailed and constructive dialogue with the respective host and participating unions, and with the wellbeing of the global…

Download logoThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, today expressed serious concerns about the escalation in intercommunal violence in central and eastern South Sudan in the past month, urging State authorities to curb…

In order to support Europe as it struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Centurion International AG (https://CenturionLG.com/) and the Germany-Africa Business Forum (GABF) have decided to join hands and make a donation of EUR50,000. The…