Coronavirus – Rwanda: COVID-19 update (6 July 2021)

Total cases: 44,279 (+883) Recovered: 28,391 (+554) | 64.1% Active cases: 15,397 In critical condition: 57 Tests: 1,684,004 (+6,492) Test positivity rate: 13.6% Vaccinated: 392,003 (+33) Deaths: 491 (+12) | 1.1% Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Republic of Rwanda. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa

OHCHR voices deep concern over reported deaths of protesters in Kingdom of Eswatini

The eruption of violence in the Kingdom of Eswatini in recent days is “deeply concerning”, amid reports that dozens of people have been killed or injured during protests calling for democratic reforms, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. Unrest first began in the last absolute monarchy in Africa, in May, when students took […]

Coronavirus – Eswatini: COVID-19 Daily Info Update (06 July 2021)

Total Daily Tests: 741 New Confirmed Cases: 96 Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 19,410 Active Cases: 404 Recoveries: 18,323 (52 new) Currently admitted: 47 New deaths: 1 Total deaths: 683 Total vaccinated to date: Received 1st dose: 37,402; Received 1st and 2nd dose: 11,124 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Government of the […]

Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 Reported Cases in Ethiopia (06 July 2021)

Daily: Laboratory Test: 4,837 Cases: 95 Severe Cases: 129 New Deaths: 3 Recovery: 500 Total: Laboratory Test: 2,894,491 Active Cases: 10,605 Total Cases: 276,598 Total Deaths: 4,335 Total Recovery: 261,656 Total Vaccinated: 2,049,573 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 Update (05 July 2021)

New Cases: 185 Sample Size: 2,047 Positivity Rate: 9.0% Recoveries: 1,186 Recorded Deaths: 15 Cumulative Tests: 1,983,998 Total Confirmed Cases: 186,053 Total Recoveries: 128,811 Cumulative Fatalities: 3,690 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 Vaccination (05 July 2021)

Total Vaccinations – 1,477,916 Total First Doses – 1,018,143 Total Second Doses – 459,773 2nd Dose Uptake – 45.2% Proportion of Adults Fully Vaccinated – 1.77% Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa

Coronavirus – Zambia: COVID-19 Statistics Daily Status Update (05 July 2021)

COVID-19 update, 5th July: we report 1,231 new cases out of 4,662 tests (26% positivity); 2,780 recoveries; 121 Dose 1 & 1,054 Dose 2 vaccines given. Sadly 49 new deaths were reported (MTSRIP). Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI). Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa

Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics for RSA (05 July 2021)

A total of 39,556 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 12,513 new cases, which represents a 31.6% positivity rate. A further 331 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 62,171 to date. Read more: http://ow.ly/jE4Z50FpbY4. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa […]

10 years after South Sudan's independence, more children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance than ever before

A record 4.5 million children – two out of three – in South Sudan are in desperate need of humanitarian support, UNICEF warned today, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the country’s independence. In a report on the impact of the humanitarian crisis on children, UNICEF warned that hopes that independence would bring a new […]

Generating Generation Equality and the Africa We Want for Namibia

“Gender equity has to be promoted beyond the public sector to cover all segments of society, beyond representation in leadership positions, to permeate all aspects of human endeavour, if we are to realize its benefits,” said Namibia’s Prime Minister, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila. Though strides have been made in Namibia and globally, much work still needs to […]