Tag: africa
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Number of people that may die of COVID-19 in Africa revealed
More than 300,000 people in Africa could lose their lives due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said in a report on Friday. “The pandemic could slow down the continent’s economic growth from 3.2 per cent to 1.8 per cent in a best-case scenario, pushing close to 27 million…
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AfDB unveils $10 billion Response Facility to fight COVID-19 in Africa
The African Development Bank, AfDB, Group on Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries in fighting the pandemic. The Facility is the latest measure taken by the Bank to respond to the pandemic and will be the institution’s primary channel for its efforts to address the crisis. It…
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COVID-19: Africa’s death toll hits 466 as cases rise to 9,600
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are 9, 600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on African continent with 466 deaths. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Tuesday. “There are over 9,600 cumulative cases reported in 52 countries on the African…
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COVID-19 could kill millions in Africa without immediate action, UN warns
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres fears “millions and millions” of coronavirus cases in Africa, where the youth will not be spared. He wants wealthy countries to help the developing world, for their own sake. Guterres told Radio France International (RFI) that Africa should be the priority of the international community as the continent does…
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Coronavirus: Africa receives 5.4m masks, 1m testing kits from Jack Ma
Massive medical supplies donated by China’s Jack Ma Foundation to 54 African countries to battle coronavirus, arrived on Sunday morning in Addis Ababa, through an Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight. They include 5.4 million face masks, kits for 1.08 million detection tests, 40,000 sets of protective clothing and 60,000 sets of protective face shields, according to…
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Nigeria again is Africa’s largest economy, overtakes South Africa
As if a recession wasn’t enough bad news for South Africa, it’s now confirmed as the continent’s second-largest economy. The answer to the question of whether South Africa or Nigeria, the two countries that account for almost half of sub-Saharan Africa’s gross domestic product, is the biggest economy on the continent has long depended on…
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Coronavirus, a reality in Africa, no longer a threat – WHO
Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, says as African countries confirm cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the virus ceases to be a threat and becomes a reality on the continent. Moeti, in a statement posted on the organisation’s website, said Senegal reported its first case of COVID-19 on Monday, becoming the fourth…
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Coronavirus cases in Africa rises to six
Senegal, Morocco and Tunisia have confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of people with the virus on the continent to six. Prior to the latest development, Nigeria, Algeria and Egypt were the only African countries with confirmed cases of the virus, which has killed over 3000 persons across the world. At a press…
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BREAKING: Two new cases of Coronavirus recorded in Africa
Senegal and Tunisia have confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the total cases on the continent to five. Recall that before this latest developments, Nigeria, Algeria and Egypt were the only African countries with confirmed cases of the virus, which has killed over 3000 persons across the world. At a press conference in Dakar, capital of…
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Tuberculosis: Nigeria records highest infection rate in Africa
Nigeria ranks number one with the highest rate of tuberculosis infection within the African region, and among the top 10 countries globally, it was learnt on Wednesday. The representative of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tereza Kasaeva, disclosed that during a courtesy visit to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, in Abuja by the United Nations…