Sierra Leone: COVID-19 Update
New cases: 15 Confirmed cases: 1,783 At Isolation Centres: 404 Recovered: 1,313 Deaths: 66 In quarantine: 572 Out of quarantine: 9,256...
Coronavirus – Mauritania: Material and medicine needs for the Hodh Chargui region
The health situation in Hodh Chargui Since the beginning of the health crisis in Mauritania, UNHCR and its partners have been engaged, within the framework...
Coronavirus: United Nations WFP Launches a Euro15 Million Project in Egypt with The German Development Bank
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Egypt received a generous contribution of EURO15 million from the Egyptian-German Debt Swap Programme for 2020. This...
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Niger: 1.2 million children and young people were out of school because of COVID-19
An additional 1.2 million children and young people were pushed out of school in Niger at the peak of the restrictive COVID-19 measures in the country, bringing...
Coronavirus – Preparing Africa for the resumption of flights
Preparing Africa for the resumption of flights: experts deployed by Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) , AfricanUnion to Niger support training of point-of-entry...
Eswatini: COVID-19 Update
Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi announces four new COVID-19 deaths in Eswatini, taking the total number of COVID19 deaths to 32. “May their souls rest...
Somalia: African Development Bank grants of $25 million will bolster budget for COVID-19 responses
The African Development Bank on Friday approved grants worth $25.1 million to Somalia to bolster the national budget for government efforts to mitigate national and regional impacts...
COVID-19 statistics in South Africa
Test conducted – 2773 778 Positive cases identified – 445 433 Total recoveries – 265,077 Total deaths – 6769 New cases – 11,233...
Rwanda: COVID-19 update
Total cases: 1,821 (+69) Recovered: 918 (+11) Active cases: 898 Tests: 242,129 (+4,122) Deaths: 5 (+0)...
African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (846,311) deaths (17,747), and recoveries (491,889) by region: Central (45,491 cases; 892 deaths; 29,514 recoveries): Burundi (361; 1;...