OUT NOW! 2ND edition of “Billions at play” outlining the road to recovery for the African Oil and Gas Sector, post Covid-19

The book offers pragmatic answers and solutions to the historic challenges that the industry has faced throughout 2020

As we step into the second year of the pandemic, the question at hand, globally is, how are we going to recover from the Covid-19? In the 2nd edition of “Billions at play: The future of African Energy and Doing Deals”, NJ Ayuk, provides some insight on how leaders and…

Coronavirus - Ethiopia: COVID-19 update (20 January 2021)

Daily: Laboratory Test: 4,085 Severe Cases: 232 New Recovered: 961 New Deaths: 7 New Cases: 307 Total: Laboratory Test: 1,899,637 Active Cases: 12,635 Total Recovered: 117,353 Total Deaths: 2,044 Total Cases: 132,034

Coronavirus - Nigeria: COVID-19 update (20 January 2021)

1386 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Lagos-476 Rivers-163 FCT-116 Kaduna-114 Oyo-68 Plateau-62 Ogun-56 Imo-55 Osun-55 Edo-51 Anambra-50 Kwara-44 Kano-17 Ebonyi-14 Cross River-10 Delta-10 Jigawa-8 Bayelsa-6 Ekiti-6 Borno-2 Taraba-2 Zamfara-1

Coronavirus - South Africa: COVID-19 update (20 January 2021)

Tests conducted: 7,762,073 Positive cases identified: 1,369,426 Total recoveries: 1,160,412 Total deaths: 38,854 New cases: 12,170

Coronavirus - Rwanda: COVID-19 update (20 January 2021)

Total cases: 11,860 (+312) Recovered: 7,812 (+232) | 65.6% Active cases: 3,895 Tests: 808,584 (+4,247) Deaths: 153 (+5) | 1.3% Test positivity rate: 7.3%

Save the Children welcomes decline in violations against children in South Sudan

In analysing the findings from the Second and Third CAAC Reports, Save the Children found that the number of child victims in South Sudan has steadily declined each year

Save the Children welcomes the decline in the number of grave violations against children in South Sudan such as killing and maiming, sexual abuse and recruitment. While children in the country are still being harmed at unacceptable levels, the number of violations has significantly declined over the past five years,…

Coronavirus - Eswatini: COVID-19 update (20 January 2021)

Health Minister Lizzie Nkosi announces 24 new COVID-19 deaths in Eswatini, taking total deaths to 427. "May their souls rest in peace." New cases: 346 Total cases: 13,789 Active cases: 4,364 New recoveries: 140 Total recoveries: 8,652 New deaths: 24 Total deaths: 427

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (20 January 2021)

Active cases: 123 New cases: 12 New tests: 347 Total confirmed: 3,950 Recovered: 3,697 (+0) Deaths: 128 (+0)

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation approves US$10 million Line of Trade Finance Facility for Uzbekistan based Private Joint Stock Commercial Bank ‘Orient Finans’

This financing will support private sector and SME development in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a US$10 million Line of Trade Finance Agreement with PJSCB Orient Finans to support private sector and SME development in Uzbekistan. Commenting on the Line of Trade Finance Facility, Eng. Hani…

Africa needs timely access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines

All the 54 countries on the continent have expressed interest in the COVAX Facility

While the development and approval of safe and effective vaccines less than a year after the emergence of COVID-19 is a stunning achievement, Africa is in danger of being left behind as countries in other regions strike bilateral deals, driving up prices. As of early this week 40 million COVID-19…