Landmark transaction, largest Social bond transaction to date in capital markets ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, March 27, 2020/ — The African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and Africa’s economies. The Fight […]
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Coronavirus – Burkina Faso: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Calls for Increased Support for Displaced Amidst Deteriorating Humanitarian Crisis, Emergence of COVID-19 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has reported 152 cases of COVID-19, and four deaths, since the disease reached its territory OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, March 27, 2020/ — Amid the current COVID-19 outbreak in Burkina Faso – the country most affected by the crisis in West Africa – the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is increasingly concerned about the impact the disease could have on those […]
Coronavirus – eSwatini: COVID-19 Update
Contact tracing is ongoing and treatment in isolation has been initiated on all the patients MBABANE, eSwatini, March 26, 2020/ — The Ministry of Health has received a total of 74 COVID-19 results, of which three (3) were positive and the rest negative. A 43 year old female with a history of travel to South […]
Coronavirus – Ghana: WHO donates Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the Ministry of Health
Honourable Abban also made a passionate appeal to all out there to extend support to his course and make all donations to the Ministries of Health National Security ACCRA, Ghana, March 27, 2020/ — WHO has donated PPEs to the Ministry of Health as part of efforts to support COVID-19 Outbreak Response in Ghana. The […]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) calls for increased support for displaced amidst deteriorating humanitarian crisis, emergence of COVID-19 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has reported 152 cases of COVID-19 and four deaths OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, March 27, 2020/ — Amid the current COVID-19 outbreak in Burkina Faso – the country most affected by the crisis in West Africa – the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is increasingly concerned about the impact the disease could have on […]
Coronavirus – Ghana: Situation Update, Confirmed Covid-19 Cases In Ghana As At 26 March 2020, 10:00 Hr
A total of 970 contacts have been identified and are being tracked ACCRA, Ghana, March 26, 2020/ — As at the morning of 26 March 2020, a total of fifty-four (54) cases including three (3) deaths have been conf irmed from the regular surveillance systems. All the three (3) cases that unfortunately succumbed to the […]
Coronavirus – Africa: UN launches major humanitarian appeal to keep COVID-19 from ‘circling back around the globe’
NEW YORK, United States of America, March 26, 2020/ — To confront the unprecedented worldwide challenge posed by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, top UN officials on Wednesday, launched a massive humanitarian appeal to mitigate its impact, particularly on fragile countries with weak health systems. At a joint virtual press briefing, Secretary-General António Guterres, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Mark […]
COVID-19: East African Community (EAC) Deploys Mobile Labs
The vehicles are fitted with laboratory and ICT equipment, as well as all the necessary consumables for a fully functional laboratory TEL AVIV, Israel, March 26, 2020/ — The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has moved to intensify efforts against Coronavirus spread by deploying mobile laboratories and testing kits in partner states as regional ministers […]
President Akufo-Addo’s third address to the nation on the coronavirus outbreak
As of 25 March, total of 1,030 persons are under mandatory quarantine; samples from 863 of them have been tested and 38 confirmed positive ACCRA, Ghana, March 26, 2020/ — The sudden spike in case incidence is as a result of the mandatory quarantine and compulsory testing for all travelers entering Ghana, as directed by […]
Coronavirus – Africa : 46 countries reporting a total 2,475
Coronavirus – Africa : 46 countries reporting a total 2,475 cases of COVID-19, 64 deaths (25 March 2020 – 4:30 pm EAT) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 25, 2020/ — Countries (46) reporting a total COVID-19 2,475 cases, 64 deaths, 196 recoveries by region: Central (145 cases, 5 deaths, 3 recoveries): Cameroon (70, 1, 3), Central […]