A rise in violence and the multi-layered humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region have resulted in the internal displacement of 1.25 million people. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 37.8 million to scale-up its operations, provide urgent lifesaving assistance and address the transition and recovery needs of 460,000 individuals in Burkina Faso, Mali […]
Coronavirus – Gambia: Daily Case Update as of 22nd June 2020
Active cases: 13 New cases: 4 New tests: 62 Total confirmed: 41 Recovered: 26 Death: 2 Full situation report (No. 83) available at http://moh.gov.gm/covid-19-report/ Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Eswatini: Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi has announced the death of a sixth COVID-19 patient in Eswatini
Download logo Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi has announced the death of a sixth #COVID19 patient in Eswatini. “The deceased is a 17 year old male from Manzini Region who passed away last evening at the Lubombo Hospital where the patient was being treated. May his soul rest in peace.” Distributed by APO Group […]
SATO introduces innovative handwashing solution, SATO Tap in Uganda and other developing nations to enhance hygiene practices
SATO (www.SATO.lixil.com), LIXIL Group Corporation’s social business that aims to solve water, sanitation, and hygiene problems by providing affordable and easy-to-install sanitation systems to local communities around the world, has today introduced its new handwashing solution called the ‘SATO Tap’. Download document: https://bit.ly/2YnZ6Tw According to UNICEF, 40% of the world’s population still do not have access […]
Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 23 June 9am EAT
African Union Member States (54) reporting COVID-19 cases (315,410) deaths (8,334), and recoveries (149,982) by region: Central (30,460 cases; 668 deaths; 13,115 recoveries): Burundi (144; 1; 93), Cameroon (12,041; 308; 7,740), Central African Republic (2,963; 30; 495), Chad (858; 74; 755), Congo (1,087; 37; 456), DRC (5,925; 135; 856), Equatorial Guinea (2,001; 32; 515), Gabon […]
Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) receives credit rating of ‘AA’ with a Stable Outlook from Fitch Ratings, reflecting strong credit profile and continued growth
Stable outlook a reflection that APICORP’s credit profile is resilient to negative pressures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and oil price shock; Key drivers of the rating include APICORP’s intrinsic credit features, excellent capitalization, low risk profile, high credit quality of its borrowers and strong risk management practices; Fitch assesses APICORP’s access to capital markets […]
Coronavirus – Africa: COVID-19 WHO Africa Update 23 June 2020
Over 312,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 149,000 recoveries & 8,200 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://arcg.is/XvuSX. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional Office for Africa. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
SATO introduces innovative handwashing solution, SATO Tap for families in Nigeria and other developing nations to enhance hygiene practices
SATO (www.SATO.lixil.com), LIXIL Group Corporation’s social business that aims to solve water, sanitation, and hygiene problems by providing affordable and easy-to-install sanitation systems to local communities around the world, has today introduced its new handwashing solution called the ‘SATO Tap’. Download document: https://bit.ly/2YnZ6Tw According to UNICEF, 40% of the world’s population still do not have access […]
Safe Hands Kenya scales up mass sanitation drive against COVID-19 to reach 2 million Kenyans
Safe Hands Kenya (www.SafeHandsKenya.com), a mission-driven alliance of Kenyan companies and community organisations is scaling up its mass sanitation drive to combat COVID-19. 1.25 million people have been reached over the past two months in Nairobi and the alliance is on track to reach 2 million people by the end of June. 87 tonnes of locally produced soap and […]
SATO introduces innovative handwashing solution, SATO Tap, for families in Ethiopia and other developing nations to enhance hygiene practices
SATO (www.SATO.lixil.com), LIXIL Group Corporation’s social business that aims to solve water, sanitation, and hygiene problems by providing affordable and easy-to-install sanitation systems to local communities around the world, has today introduced its new handwashing solution called the ‘SATO Tap’. Download document: https://bit.ly/2YnZ6Tw According to UNICEF, 40% of the world’s population still do not have access […]