Africa: A Global Challenge Made of Love to Combat COVID-19

How about using the power of a digital platform to bring together people from all over the world to share, inspire, and empower each other? That is the objective of the Ubuntu Love… Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 100,000

As of May 23, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 103,875. Read more »

Africa: 0.22% Rise, 57,545 Active Cases Across the Continent

As of May 22, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 99,976. Read more »

Africa: Four Ways to Combat Malaria in the Time of COVID-19

Globally there are more than 5.1 million cases of COVID-19 with most cases currently in high income countries. The U.S. and Europe are responsible for 72% of COVID-19 cases, 63% of… Read more »

Africa: Continent Nears 100,000 Cases of COVID-19

As of May 21, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 95,585. Read more »

Africa: Let's Prepare for a Marathon Struggle Against COVID-19

African health practitioners should own the narrative of the coronavirus pandemic and take advantage of Africa's experience of other outbreaks of disease in order to mount a… Read more »

Africa: 'Let's Use the Interconnectedness That Spread COVID-19 to Fight It'

AllAfrica's Esther Rose spoke with Dr Ify Aniebo, an infectious disease expert with a background in molecular biology and genetics, and who co-authored the Lancet paper:… Read more »

Africa: To Stop Falling Behind, Africa Needs Proactive Approach to Beat Pandemics

The novel coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 300,000 lives worldwide, and like in the rest of the world, in Africa is seeing COVID-19 tighten its grip, with over 91,000… Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 91 Thousand

As of May 20, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 91,514. Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 88 Thousand

As of May 19, the confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 88,264. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 2,832 and recoveries 33,898. Read more »

Africa: Inadequate Diets Are Making Populations Vulnerable to COVID-19

AllAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke with Dr Jane Battersby, an Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town's African Centre for Cities, on the need to address malnutrition in… Read more »

Africa: Some Progress, But Africans Still Live With All Forms of Malnutrition - Global Nutrition Report

There are 37 countries worldwide that are fighting all three forms of malnutrition - and 27 of them are in Africa. Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 84 Thousand

As of May 18, the confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 84,596. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 2,759 and recoveries 32,515. Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 81 Thousand

As of May 17, the confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 81,608. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 2,708 and recoveries 31,122. Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 78 Thousand

As of May 16, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 78,280. Read more »

Africa: How Will Citizens Be Safe From COVID-19 During Elections?

At least 22 countries in Africa will be organizing polls this year, 13 of which will be for the positions of president or prime minister. Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 in West Africa - Credible Information As A Vaccine Against Misinformation?

During the social media age information spreads faster than any virus and there seems to be no vaccine against misinformation. As governments struggle to contain COVID19, public… Read more »

Africa: Four Pillars - An African Response Strategy for COVID-19

Fear and anxiety in African nations is understandable as COVID-19 engulfs the world. While African leaders scramble to craft an appropriate response, with health care systems… Read more »

Africa: Meeting Africa's Liquidity Needs While Protecting Market Access - Appeal from Finance & Development Ministers

Statement co-signed by the ministers of finance and / or ministers of development of the following countries: Angola, Cameroun, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya,… Read more »

Africa: Exiting Lockdown - What Will Work for Africa?

It is estimated that one full month of lockdown across Africa during the COVID-19 outbreak costs the region about 2.5% of its annual GDP. But how do countries safely exit the… Read more »

Tanzania: What Do Jesus, Pawpaws and Goats Have to Do with Fighting COVID-19 in Tanzania?

What have Jesus, Satan, steam, onions, artemisia plants, pawpaws, goats and sheep got to do with fighting the novel coronavirus in Tanzania? Read more »

Africa: Latest Stats on Deaths From COVID-19 in Africa

Editors' note: This information was last updated on May 16, 2020. Read more »

Africa: Could Kenyan Research Point Towards Malaria Breakthrough?

Today the open-access journal Nature published results of a promising study on a potential way to block the malaria parasite from infecting mosquitoes that transmit malaria through… Read more »

Africa: When It Rains It Pours - COVID-19 Exacerbates Poverty Risks in Poorest Countries

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Africa and Southern Asia, and the global economy enters a synchronized recession unseen since the Second World War, the world's… Read more »

Africa: Where Does Africa Stand 2 Months After COVID-19 Outbreak? (May 2020)

More than 34,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Africa in the two months since the first confirmed case of the disease on the continent, with over 1,500 lives lost. Dr… Read more »