South Sudan: UNMISS donates ambulance to COVID-19 task force in Kodok, Upper Nile State
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has handed over a vehicle to the COVID-19 task force committee in Kodok in Upper Nile State. It...
Month : August 2020
South Africa: Minister Zweli Mkhize confirms total of 603338 cases of Coronavirus
As of today, a cumulative total of 603 338 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded with 3 398 new cases identified. Case Data...
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (1,168,185) deaths (27,322), and recoveries (889,388) by region: Central (52,558 cases; 1,022 deaths; 40,850 recoveries): Burundi (413;...
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Rwanda: COVID-19 case update
Total cases: 2,780 (+63) Recovered: 1,712 (+7) Active cases: 1,057 Tests: 357,083 (+5,700) Deaths: 11 (+0)...
Africa – COVID-19 threatens to reverse progress in birth registrations: strategies for counter-actions
In Africa, nearly one in two children are deprived from a legal existence. Countries such as Algeria and Tunisia top the list of countries that...
How Four Persons Die Mysterious Death
No fewer than four persons died in Epe on Sunday when a Toyota Camry with was involved in an accident with a tricycle. Spokesperson, Lagos...
95% Edo Modular Refinery Project Completion Excites Niger Delta Youths
BY MARY KUYE Youth restiveness in the Niger-Delta would be drastically reduced upon the completion of the Edo Modular Refinery project, which is said to...
Access Bank Begins Loan Disbursement To Industries
Pharmaceutical and healthcare industries have begun receiving the disbursement of the credit support scheme from Access Bank PLC through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Access...
UNHCR East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region COVID-19 External Update
The COVID-19 situation in the East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes (EHAGL) region has entered its sixth month since the first cases...
Coronavirus – Africa: Protecting women’s health during a pandemic
“If you think about times of crisis—whether it’s disease, displacement, or conflict—women and girls are often disproportionately affected,” says Eva De Plecker, a midwife...