Coronavirus: Benin Independence Day
On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I send congratulations to the Government of Benin and the Beninese people...
Author : LEVI JOHNSON
Sierra Leone: COVID-19 update
Cumulative confirmed positive cases: 1,823 Total number of deaths: 67 Active new cases: 5 Active cases at Isolation Centres: 394 Cumulative recoveries: 1,362 Number currently...
Coronavirus – Gambia: Daily Case Update
Active cases: 414 New cases: 95 New tests: 434 Total confirmed: 498 Recovered: 68 Deaths: 9...
Africa: 40 million children miss out on early education in critical pre-school year due to COVID-19
At least 40 million children worldwide have missed out on early childhood education in their critical pre-school year as COVID-19 shuttered childcare and early education...
United Nations Development Programme and European Investment Bank identify effective digital response to COVID-19 in Africa
The health, economic and social impact of COVID-19 across Africa continues to evolve with more than 12,000 deaths, in excess of 540,000 confirmed cases and...
Coronavirus – Kenya: Distribution of Cases by County
Nairobi has 342 cases, Machakos (85), Kajiado (57), Kiambu (51), Nakuru (22), Mombasa (17), Nyeri (13), Busia (10), Muranga (9), Uasin Gishu (6), Bomet (5),...
African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases
African Union Member States (54) reporting COVID-19 cases (746,492) deaths (15,600), and recoveries (396,781) by region: Central (43,570 cases; 861 deaths; 26,837 recoveries): Burundi (328;...
WHO Africa Online Press Briefing on COVID-19 and health worker infections in Africa
Please join an online media briefing with the World Health Organization (WHO) (afro.who.int) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, Ministers of Health of Burkina...
Joint effort to enhance research and development of traditional medicines for COVID-19 in Africa
Today, World Health Organization (WHO) & Africa CDC launch the Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19. This a joint effort to enhance research...
Boko Haram Kills Five Humanitarian Workers
On Wednesday, Boko Haram terrorists released a video showing the assassination of five humanitarian workers who were recently abducted along Monguno area of Borno state....