South Africa: Nearly 35 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent

As of July 2 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,547,605 while over 34,845,605 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Over 5.5 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19 Across Continent

As of July 1, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,504,801 while over 34,845,605 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Nearly 4.8 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Across Continent

As of June 30, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,465,801 while over 34,269,739 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: 33 Former African Heads of State Speak Out Against UK Withdrawal of Neglected Tropical Disease Funding

Following is a statement from the Forum for Former African Heads of State and Government as 33 former African heads of state appeal for international solidarity in response to… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 141,000 Across Continent

As of June 29, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,437,405 while over 32,500,561 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Tightens Covid-19 Restrictions as Country Battles Third Wave

President Cyril Ramaphosa has introduced new coronavirus restrictions to help the country curb the spread of the virus and save lives as it battles a third wave of the… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Cases Exceed 5,4 Million Across Continent

As of June 28, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,412,258 while over 32,500,561 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Over 32 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent

As of June 25, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,314,835 while over 32,500,561 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 138,000 Across Continent

As of June 23, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,248,147 while over 31,155,299 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Nigeria: Samad Rabiu Bboosts Nigeria's Healthcare with N10b

Nigeria's healthcare sector has received a boost of N10billion, courtesy of the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa). Read more »

Africa: Vaccinating Africa & Manufacturing Covid Vaccines– Mastercard Foundation's $1.3 Billion Plan

The Mastercard Foundation announced in June that it would deploy $1.3 billion for a three-year partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa… Read more »

Africa: Can Tobacco Harm Reduction Make its Way Out of Controversy?

The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) took place in Liverpool on June 17th and 18th, 2021. It was the eighth edition of the conference, themed "The future for nicotine". Speakers and… Read more »

Africa: Over 30 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent

As of June 20, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,178,531 while over 31,155,299 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Nearly 136,000 Covid-19 Deaths Across Continent

As of June 17, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  5,101,624 while over  29,472,694 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Continent Exceeds 5 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19

As of June 15, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,057,604 while over 28,179,798 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Continent Nears 5 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19

As of June 11, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,983,779 while over 28,179,798 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Continent Nears 4.5 Million Covid-19 Recoveries

As of June 10, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,962,411 while over 28,114,964 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: The World Needs the G7 to Invest In All Our Futures

As we look around the globe at the impact of the pandemic, one thing is clear: we are all in the same storm, even if we aren't all in the same boat. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Twitter Ban is Bad for Our Health

In 2017, Nigeria detected its first monkeypox case in 39 years. What most people don't know is that that the first sign of the disease was picked up on Twitter. The data was… Read more »

Africa: Continent Nears 5 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19

As of June 9, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,943,817 while over 24,569,665 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Continent Exceeds 4.9 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19

As of June 8, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,930,955 while over 24,569,665 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Continent Nears 4.9 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19

As of June 4, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,879,291 while over 24,569,665 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Over 4.4 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Across Continent

As of June 3, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,864,308 while over 23,873,360 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 130,000 Across Continent

As of June 2, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,840,460 while over 23,109,877 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Urgent Call-to-Action on Vaccine Equity from IMF, WHO, World Bank and WTO Heads

As preparations are made for the G7 Summit in the UK next week, top of the agenda is how to end the COVID-19 pandemic and secure the global recovery. Urgent challenges face… Read more »