Total cases: 27,434 (+127) Recovered: 26,277 (+23) | 95.7% Active cases: 793 In critical condition: 7 Tests: 1,478,879 (+3,594) Test positivity rate: 3.5% Vaccinated: 376,182 (+25,782) Deaths: 364 (+4) | 1.3% Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Republic of Rwanda. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Opera launches Hype, an in-browser chat service for Opera Mini users, in South Africa
Today, Opera (www.Opera.com) has announced the launch of its dedicated chat service Hype, built into the Opera Mini mobile web browser, in South Africa. With the introduction of Hype, Opera is redefining the concept of mobile browsers, providing users with a personalized, engaging browsing experience that enables seamless chatting, surfing and sharing – without compromising […]
The Institut Choiseul Reinvents its Choiseul 100 Africa Ranking by Offering Young African Leaders the Opportunity to Apply
From 2021, young leaders from the continent who would like to be part of the Choiseul 100 Africa ranking (to be disclosed in September) and the Choiseul Africa network are invited to apply. The application campaign is open between June 1st and July 7th 2021. The reference ranking of young African leaders Launched in 2014, […]
Rugby Africa's Unstoppable Donatienne Rasoampamonjy is a Force to be Reckoned with in Madagascar
As the second largest island country off the East Coast of Africa, Madagascar is packing with rugby heroine power in the name of Donatienne Rasoampamonjy, a Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) Unstoppable who is making waves in her hometown. Handpicked amongst leading women in rugby on the African continent as part of Rugby Africa’s #Unstoppables, the regional […]
Coronavirus – Eswatini: COVID-19 daily update (8 June 2021)
Total daily tests: 660 New confirmed cases: 16 Cumulative confirmed cases: 18,680 Active cases: 94 Recoveries: 17,912 (6 new) Currently admitted: 10 New deaths: 1 Total deaths: 674 Total vaccinated to date: 35,227 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Estawini. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (8 June 2021)
New cases: 433 Sample size: 4,479 Positvity rate: 9.66% Recoveries: 395 Recorded deaths: 18 Cumulative tests: 1,840,889 Total confirmed cases: 173,072 Total recoveres: 118,621 Cumulative fatalities: 3,326 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Zimbabwe: Japan supports Zimbabwe through COVID-19 vaccine cold chain
The Government of Japan has extended its support to the COVID-19 response through its partnership with UNICEF, by improving the COVID-19 vaccines cold chain – ensuring crucial vaccines can be adequately transported and stored. This funding aims to assist the government’s capacity to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. The support from Japan includes procurement of cold […]
UNHCR condemns deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, strongly condemns the latest attack by armed groups that killed at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso, the deadliest attack since 2015. On 5 June, gunmen attacked the village of Solhan in Burkina Faso’s northeast Sahel region, near the border with Niger. Assailants stormed the village in the middle of […]
More than 90 Malians Return Home Safely in Charter Flight from Chad
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) assisted 95 Malians including 72 women and children to return home from Chad, in coordination with the Governments of Chad and Mali. The migrants boarded a special flight on 01 June chartered as part of IOM’s Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) programme. Among those who benefitted from the AVR assistance were people who had left Mali hoping to reach to Europe but ended up stranded in […]
Burkina Faso: anticipating the immediate consequences of conflict on agricultural livelihoods and food security
In the Liptako Gourma cross-border areas of Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger, the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity (CH Phase 3+) increased from about 1 million to 4.4 million between 2015 and 2020. This complex crisis is driven by increased insecurity and communal violence, exacerbated by growing competition over resources, climatic variability and lack of income […]