World Food Programme WFP supports poor urban Zambians hit by COVID-19
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) this week completed a first distribution of cash to Zambians in urban areas impacted by COVID-19, reaching some...
Month : July 2020
Southern Kaduna Ethnic Cleansing Is Not True – Commander Of Operation
Major General Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, the Commander of Operation Safe Haven has dismissed the insinuations that the incessant killings in southern Kaduna are ethnic cleansing. He...
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IMF Executive Board Approves US$4.3 Billion in Emergency Support to South Africa to Address the COVID
The COVID-19 outbreak is leading to a sharp economic contraction and significant financing needs in South Africa; The IMF approved US$4.3 billion in emergency financial...
Nigeria: COVID-19 Case Update
648 new cases of COVID-19 Nigeria; Lagos-180 Plateau-148 FCT-44 Ondo-42 Kwara-38 Rivers-32 Oyo-29 Kaduna-21 Osun-20 Edo-17 Ogun-17 Ekiti-11 Kano-9 Benue-9 Delta-9 Abia-9 Niger-7 Gombe-3 Borno-1...
African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (859,237) deaths (18,160), and recoveries (506,534) by region: Central (45,776 cases; 896 deaths; 29,983 recoveries): Burundi (378;...
Coronavirus – Gambia: Daily Case Update
Active cases: 246 New cases: 49 New tests: 244 Total confirmed: 326 Recovered: 66 Deaths: 8...
Ghana: COVID-19 Update
Confirmed cases – 33,624 Recoveries/Discharge – 29.801 Deaths – 168 New Cases: 655 Active Cases: 3,655...
Ugandan e-commerce platforms power recovery from COVID-19
David Akanshumbusha sells groceries at a stall in Nakawa market on the outskirts of the Ugandan capital, Kampala. He’s also on SafeBoda, a motorcycle (‘bodaboda’) taxi...
Central African Republic: Contending with COVID-19 in the midst of a serious humanitarian crisis
The struggle against COVID-19 is intensifying against the background of the alarming spread of the disease in the Central African Republic (CAR). Although the number...