Download logo The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) today received a third donation of medical equipment and supplies from the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The donation is to support COVID-19 response by African Union Member States and it includes 4.6 million masks, 500,000 swabs and […]

Download logo The public is hereby informed that one remand centre inmate has proved positive for covid-19 and the inmate is now labeled as case 90. The inmate who was received from the east end police station attended court sittings on the same 17th of april 2020 at court no. 6 before a magistrate and […]

Download logo Situation Overview and Humanitarian Needs As of 23 April, there are a total of 52 confirmed cases of COVID-19 recorded in GuineaBissau, from which 35 are male (62%) and 17 are female (38%). Most confirmed cases are in the capital, Bissau, but there are also cases in Cacheu and Biombo regions. The most […]

Download logo WHAT: E-seminar on COVID-19 macro-economic policy planning for Africa WHO: African Development Institute, African Development Bank Group, partners WHEN: Wednesday, 29 April 2020; 14:00 – 1800 The African Development Institute (ADI), jointly with anchor economic policy think-tanks and universities in Africa, including the African Economic Research Consortium, will host a virtual seminar on […]

Download logo The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a first-time contribution of € 400,000 (US$ 452,000) from the Government of France (EU) to support Sahrawi refugee boys and girls in camps in Algeria. The French contribution will support WFP’s school feeding programme that encourages around 40,000 children in camp schools and kindergartens to […]

As part of the crisis response actions to strengthen the capacities of member countries to withstand the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), in coordination with their partners, the Moroccan Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Resuscitation (SMAAR) launched an online platform […]

Download logo Yesterday, the first batch of COVID-19 testing results were announced in Garowe, Puntland. A total of 11 tests had been conducted with five being positive. This remarkable milestone is a result of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the World Health Organization (WHO) who worked together to enable laboratory capacity to be […]

Download logo Following further consultations with clubs over the past one week regarding cancellation of the KRU (https://www.KRU.co.ke/) calendar for the 2019/2020 season, the KRU is persuaded that stakeholders prefer a scenario where the season comes to a conclusion once the COVID-19 situation and its various restrictions ease. KRU and Clubs have thus agreed to […]

Download logo Nearly three weeks after Kenya confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on 13 March, the government issued a directive requiring everyone to wear facemasks in public places. Overnight, re-usable fabric masks became the country’s most coveted accessory. Maombi Samil, a 24-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who runs a fashion […]

Download logo All the 8 cases confirmed today are Kenyans. 5 were picked by our surveillance team, while 3 are from the mandatory quarantine facilities.  They are aged between 13 and 65 years. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Source: Apo-Opa