Coronavirus - Rwanda: COVID-19 update (21 January 2021)

Total cases: 12,170 (+310) Recovered: 7,973 (+161) | 65.5% Active cases: 4,035 Tests: 812,943 (+4,359) Deaths: 162 (+9) | 1.3% Test positivity rate: 7.1%

How Somalia, one of the world’s most fragile states, is working for a more resilient, low-carbon future

Somalia takes its climate ambition to the next level for people and the planet

In February last year, Somalia was in the midst of a declared national emergency. Swarms of locusts, fed on rains driven by climate change, were steadily eating their way through swathes of crops and grasslands, consuming jobs and food supplies in the process. As a result, the already-fragile country was…

Coronavirus - South Africa: COVID-19 update (21 January 2021)

Tests conducted: 7,820,613 Positive cases identified: 1,380,807 Total recoveries: 1,183,443 Total deaths: 39,501 New cases: 11,381

Coronavirus - Ethiopia: COVID-19 update (21 January 2021)

Daily: Laboratory test: 3,945 Severe cases: 225 New recovered: 653 New deaths: 13 New cases: 292 Total: Laboratory test: 1,903,582 Active cases: 12,261 Total recovered: 118,006 Total deaths: 2,057 Total cases: 132,326

African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina’s Speech at the Federal Inland Revenue Service Tax Dialogue

African economies are projected to recover this year

By Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) Your Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Your Excellencies, Governors, Excellencies, Ambassadors Honorable Ministers Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Muhammad Nami Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I would like to wish you Mr. President and all…

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

The cumulative confirmed cases are 38,806

Results of COVID-19 tests done on 20 January 2021 confirm 178 cases. The cumulative confirmed cases are 38,806. 11 COVID-19 deaths reported have been investigated and confirmed. The deaths are reported from various parts of the country

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

As of 20th Jan 2021, in the last 24 hrs, we had 1,434 new cases (out of 11,179 tests), 1709 recoveries & 7 new deaths [MTSRIP].

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

The total confirmed positive cases are now 99,444

136 people have tested positive to the disease, out of a sample size of 3,787 tested in the last 24 hours. The total confirmed positive cases are now 99,444. The cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,134,494. 176 patients have recovered from the disease. 162 from the Home-Based Isolation and…

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