June 03, 2020
Africa: 85,778 Active COVID-19 Cases Across Continent, 414 Critical
As of June 3, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 157,374. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 4,494 and recoveries 67,100. Read more »
West Africa: Govt Risks Inflaming Local Conflict With Military Strategy Against Islamists - Report
The government of Niger risks inflaming local conflicts in a region bordering Mali by pursuing a primarily military strategy to counter attacks by Islamist militants, says a new… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Opposition Member Dr Sylvia Blyden Detained Again
Dr Sylvia Blyden, a leading member of the main opposition All People's Congress (APC) is back in jail in Freetown after her bail was revoked. Blyden was released on on bail… Read more »
Namibia: Presidency Apologizes After Journalists Barred From Covering Launch of COVID-19 Facility
The Presidency in Namibia issued an apology to local journalists after media workers were blocked from covering the inauguration by President Hage Geingob of a COVID-19 isolation… Read more »
June 02, 2020
Africa: Moroccan-Designed COVID-19 Test Kit Internationally Approved
With a decade of experience in the development of diagnostic kits, the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation, and Research Foundation (MAScIR), a research and… Read more »
Africa: Over 150,000 COVID-19 Cases Across Continent, 84,211 Critical
As of June 2, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 152,630. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 4,343 and recoveries 64,074. Read more »
Africa: International Partnerships are Key for Africa during COVID-19
Last week our continent celebrated Africa Day (25th May 2020). As the African Union Chair, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired a virtual meeting of African heads… Read more »
Africa: Preserving the Independence of the African Development Bank - Young Friends of AfDB
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June 01, 2020
Africa: Higher Education Budgets Key to Securing Africa's Future After COVID-19
On June 8, South Africa’s schools are expected to reopen their doors to grade 7 and 12 students, who have lost over two months of critical classroom instruction due to… Read more »
Africa: Continent Nears 150,000 Cases After 2 Million Tests Performed
As of June 1, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 146,793. Further, 2,235,104 COVID-19 tests have been conducted across the continent. Read more »
Africa: First U.S. Representative to African Development Bank Supports AfDB President Adesina
An open letter to United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin from Ambassador Harold E. Doley, Jr. Read more »
May 29, 2020
Africa: Don't Let Guard Down, We Must Be Ready for Long Fight - WHO's Moeti
It took 36 days to reach 1,000 reported cases of COVID-19 on the continent. In 62 days, 100,000 cases were reported, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional… Read more »
Africa: Despite 53,000 Recoveries, Continent Still Battles COVID-19 Infection Rate
As of May 29, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 129,624. Read more »
May 28, 2020
Africa: Over 120,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases on the Continent
As of May 28, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 124,846. Read more »
May 27, 2020
Africa: Total Number of COVID-19 Cases on Continent Nears 120,000
As of May 27, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 119,766. Read more »
Africa: Women and Children Will Pay For This Pandemic – Unless We Act
Wherever COVID-19 strikes, it magnifies unfairness and inequality. In every nation and every community touched by the virus, hard-won progress for women, newborns and young people… Read more »
May 26, 2020
Africa: How Africa's Anti-Suicide Laws Support The Opposite
Africa may have driven out colonial occupiers generations ago, but some of the laws they passed remain stubbornly in place. For instance, in at least eight African countries like… Read more »
Africa: Total of COVID-19 Cases Now Over 115,000
As of May 26, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 116,045. Read more »
Africa: How Urban Mobility Can Come Back Stronger in a Post-Pandemic World
With much of Africa currently in or beginning to emerge from COVID-19 restrictions, city dwellers have abandoned their typical travel habits. Where they once squeezed into shared… Read more »
May 25, 2020
Africa: How You Can Get In For Africa During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The goal of #INFORAFRICA is to deliver preventive and life-saving messages across the continent, as well as supporting initiatives which fight the disease, create a positive impact… Read more »
Africa: Over 110,000 Covid-19 Cases Across Continent
As of May 25, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 111,825. Read more »
May 24, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Rise to 107,747
As of May 24, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 107,747. Read more »
May 23, 2020
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 »
May 22, 2020
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 »