Coronavirus – Nigeria: Operational update on Monguno attack – 16 civilians...
Download logoThe attacks in Monguno and Nganzai in Nigeria’s Borno State on Saturday are the latest example of the deadly toll the conflict has...
Coronavirus: Rwanda Update COVID-19 (07 August 2020)
Download logoSeventeen (17) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2902 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to two...
Coronavirus – Somalia: Risk of undetected COVID-19 in camps for displaced
Download logoThere have been an estimated 200,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across Africa. The World Health Organisation believes the virus is accelerating across the...
Coronavirus – Africa: COVID-19 WHO Africa Update 7.08.2020
Over 1,000,000 confirmed COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 690,000 recoveries & more than 22,000 deaths cumulatively.
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Coronavirus: Nigeria to Boost Support for Keeping Adolescent Girls in School
Download logoThe World Bank Board of Directors approved today a $500 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA)* for the Adolescent Girls Initiative...
Coronavirus – Africa: COVID-19 WHO Africa Update 06.08.2020
Over 992,000 confirmed COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 671,000 recoveries & more than 21,000 deaths cumulatively.
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Coronavirus – Sierra Leone: COVID-19 Hinders Sierra Leone’s Growth and Girls’...
Download logoAccording to the new World Bank Sierra Leone Economic Update launched in Freetown, the COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on the...
WHO ramps up COVID-19 support to hotspot countries in Africa
Download logoThe first members of a surge team of health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa to...
Coronavirus: Mauritania to strengthen its COVID-19 Response
Download logoThe World Bank Board of Directors approved today a $70 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) to support Mauritania in strengthening...
Coronavirus – Africa: COVID-19 WHO Africa Update (5th August 2020)
Over 978,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent - with more than 652,000 recoveries & more than 21,000 deaths cumulatively.
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