BREAKING: Wike Locks-down Two Local Government Areas Over COVID-19 Spread
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has announced a total lockdown of Bonny Local Government Area and Onne Community in Eleme Local Government Areas with...
Kenya: Women refugees on the front lines of COVID-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended lives everywhere, but we know that it hits hardest those who have the least, including refugees and displaced persons. For...
UNICAL Vice-Chancellorship: 6 Male Contestants Versus Prof Florence Banku-Obi’s Intimidating Credentials
By DAYO ADESULU No fewer than eight professors are jostling for the office of the Vice-Chancellor of University of Calabar (UNICAL) which would be vacant...
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Ethiopia: COVID-19 Response Overview
1. Partnerships and Coordination As the designated lead agency for supporting the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the management of migrant returnees, IOM continued to...
Coronavirus: UNHCR Update On Libya
On 15 June, UNHCR and WFP launched a joint programme to provide emergency food aid to refugees and asylum-seekers living in the urban community in...
Coronavirus: UN Calls For Continued Effort To Alleviate The Plight Of Refugees In Somalia
Marking World Refugee Day, the United Nations in Somalia today called for continued efforts to alleviate the plight of refugees and displaced persons in Somalia....
Coronavirus: Mauritania making Long-Term Investments for Refugees, Host Communities
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, the World Bank and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) salute the commitment of the Government...
Africa: Refugee athletes stay focused on countdown to delayed Olympics
With the Tokyo Olympics delayed until 2021, UN News has spoken to two recipients of Refugee Athlete Scholarships, an initiative of the International Olympic Committee...
Coronavirus: NCDC Aware Of Recent Statement Regarding To Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is aware of recent statements regarding the country’s COVID-19 testing processes, by the Commissioners of Information and Health...
African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases
African Union Member States (54) reporting COVID-19 cases (287,385), deaths (7,708), and recoveries (132,959) by region: Central (28,188 cases; 624 deaths; 12,530 recoveries): Burundi (104; 1;...