August 23, 2020
Africa: Total Number of Covid-19 Cases Across Continent Nears 1.2 Million
As of August 23, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 1,183,077. Read more »
August 22, 2020
Africa: Over 1.16 Million Cases of Covid-19 Across Continent
As of August 22, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 1,168,489. Read more »
August 21, 2020
Africa: Continent's Covid-19 Death Toll Nears 27,000 Mark
As of August 21, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached has reached 1,158,236. Read more »
August 20, 2020
Africa: Continent Records 328 More Covid-19 Deaths and 10,900 New Infections
As of August 20, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached has reached 1,147,632. Read more »
August 19, 2020
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Surpasses 26,000 as Total Cases Exceed 1,1 Million
As of August 19, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached has reached 1,136,712. Read more »
August 18, 2020
Africa: Covid-19 Cases Across the Continent Surpass 1,1 Million
As of August 18, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached has reached 1,128,061. Read more »
August 17, 2020
Africa: Over 25,000 Deaths as Covid-19 Cases Rise Across Continent
As of August 17, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached has reached 1,119,168. Read more »
August 15, 2020
Africa: Top U.S. Foreign Policy Veterans Defend Susan Rice's Record on Africa
In an open letter, 49 former high-ranking U.S. officials – many of whom served as American ambassadors in Africa - take strong issues with a New York Times column last week… Read more »
August 14, 2020
Africa: Countries Need to Concentrate on Provinces, Districts, WHO's Moeti Says
As Africa marks six months since the first case of Covid-19 was detected, WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti went beyond speaking of the more than one million… Read more »
August 13, 2020
Africa: Covid-19 Deaths Across Continent Approach 25,000
As of August 13, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 1,074,475. Read more »
August 12, 2020
Africa: Over 23,000 Deaths as Covid-19 Cases Rise Across Continent
As of August 12, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 1,065,299. Read more »
August 11, 2020
Africa: Over 289,000 Active Covid-19 Cases Across Continent After More than 9 Million Tests
As of August 11, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 1,057,339. This comes after 9,001,649 tests with 289,789 confirmed active. Read more »
August 10, 2020
Africa: The African Women Leaders Network – A Movement for the Transformation of Africa
The year 2020 began on a high note for the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN). As the world was preparing to mark 25 years since the Fourth World Conference on Women, AWLN sought… Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Surpasses 23,000 as Total Cases Exceed One Million
As of August 10, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 1,048,285. Read more »
August 09, 2020
Africa: Progress for Women and Girls Is Essential Amid Covid-19 – Dr. Senait Fisseha
Women and girls are hardest hit by social and economic circumstances stemming from the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19, according to analyses by multiple international… Read more »
August 08, 2020
Africa: Breastmilk for Premature Babies Encourages Economic Revival
This week is World Breastfeeding Week, a flagship campaign of the International Confederation of Midwives. Read more »
August 07, 2020
Africa: Coronavirus Could Double Malaria Deaths, Researchers Warn
Malaria deaths in Africa could double this year if the coronavirus pandemic is allowed to disrupt malaria prevention and treatment initiatives, say researchers from Imperial… Read more »
Africa: What Would a President Biden Do About Africa?
Repairing U.S. relations with key African countries must be a priority for the next administration, if Joseph Biden wins the November election, senior Democrats said during an… Read more »
Africa: Countries in Africa Mirror Peace Setbacks in World - Global Peace Report
South Africa, Cote d'Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea have become more peaceful in the past year, but the situations in Benin and Niger have deterioriated, according to the latest… Read more »
Africa: More Than One Million Covid-19 Cases Across Continent, Over Half in South Africa
As of August 7, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 1,008,158. Read more »
August 06, 2020
Africa: Nearly 300,000 Active Covid-19 Cases Across Continent After 8.5 Million Tests
As of August 6, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 994,018. Of those, 298,472 are active cases with 8,527,691 tests having been performed. Read more »
August 05, 2020
Africa: Tobacco Products - Challenges and Opportunities of Risk Communication Towards the Final Consumer
The Food and Drug Law Institute organized on July 30th a webinar on the perilous process for innovative tobacco manufacturers to obtain an authorization to communicate to the… Read more »
Africa: How Beyonce's Black Is King Showcases African Art
You might be wondering why #BlackIsKing is still trending - don't worry - we've got your back. It is something worth celebrating! Read more »
Africa: Continent Nears 1 Million Covid-19 Cases, With 21,100 Dead
As of August 5, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 978,527. Read more »
August 04, 2020
Africa: Continent Nears 1 Million Covid-19 Cases, With 20,628 Dead
As of August 4, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 968,612. Read more »