Rwanda: COVID-19 case update
COVID-19 Update: Our recoveries now stand at 579289 (88.9% recovered) with a total of 55961 active cases. Regrettably, we report 52 more COVID-19 related deaths,...
Sierra Leone: COVID-19 update
Cumulative confirmed positive cases: 2,126 Total number of deaths: 72 Active new cases: 15 Active cases at Isolation Centres: 414 Cumulative recoveries: 1,640 Number currently...
Rwanda: COVID-19 case update
Total cases: 4,602 (+11) Recovered: 2,736 (+180) | 59% Active cases: 1,844 Tests: 464,583 (+1,687) Deaths: 22 (+0) | 0.48% Test positivity rate: 0.65%...
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Coronavirus – South Africa: UK Government donates R50m to Solidarity Fund for Projects Supporting and Promoting Women
The Solidarity Fund announced the receipt of an R50m grant from the government of the United Kingdom (UK). The grant is aimed at extending the...
Save the Children commends Government’s decision to re-open schools in South Sudan
The government of South Sudan has decided that “all the higher institutions of learning and schools should be opened,” Minister of information, Michael Makuei, told...
The European Union contributes 86.8 million Ethiopian Birr (2 million Euros) to UNICEF to provide nutrition support for communities affected by desert locusts in Ethiopia
The European Union (EU) has provided 86.8 million Ethiopian Birr (2 million Euros) to UNICEF to support vulnerable communities affected by desert locusts in the...
ALN Initiative Embedding Nutrition within the Covid-19 Response and Recovery
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created a major global health and economic shock with unprecedent impacts on people’s health, nutrition and livelihoods. As a result of the...
Reshaping realities: Africa’s post-pandemic recovery is likely to be prolonged and uneven, but could also be transformative
Specialist risk consultancy Control Risks (ControlRisks.com) and independent global advisory NKC African Economics, the Africa-focused subsidiary of Oxford Economics, have today launched the fifth edition...
Coronavirus: Save the Children commends Government’s decision to re-open schools in South Sudan
The government of South Sudan has decided that “all the higher institutions of learning and schools should be opened,” Minister of information, Michael Makuei, told the...
Botswana First Lady joins Merck Foundation First Ladies Summit via videoconference to discuss healthcare capacity and COVID-19 response in Africa
Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany conducted its first Video Conference Summit of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative (MFFLI). The MFFLI VC Summit was attended...