Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 29 November 2020, 9 am EAT

African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (2,150,439) deaths (51,481), and recoveries (1,815,839) by region: Central (65,085 cases; 1,188 deaths; 60,412 recoveries): Burundi (681; 1; 549), Cameroon (24,117; 435; 22,177), CAR (4,913; 63; 4,825), Chad (1,663; 101; 1,499), Congo (5,774; 94; 4,891), DRC (12,608; 333; 11,495), Equatorial Guinea (5,153; 85;…

Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 28 November 2020, 6 pm EAT

As of 28 November 2020, 6pm EAT African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (2,137,871) deaths (51,248), and recoveries (1,807,531) by region: Central (64,936 cases; 1,186 deaths; 60,408 recoveries): Burundi (681; 1; 549), Cameroon (24,117; 435; 22,177), CAR (4,913; 63; 4,825), Chad (1,663; 101; 1,499), Congo (5,632; 92; 4,891),…

Coronavirus - Rwanda: COVID-19 update (28 November 2020)

Total cases: 5,891 (+19) Recovered: 5,480 (+83) | 93% Active cases: 364 Tests: 622,073 (+2,054) Deaths: 47 | 0.8% Test positivity rate: 0.9%

Coronavirus - Rwanda: COVID-19 update (27 November 2020)

Total cases: 5,872 (+21) Recovered: 5,397 (+52) | 91.9% Active cases: 428 Tests: 620,019 (+2,761) Deaths: 47 | 0.8% Test positivity rate: 0.8%

United States provides US$119 Million to World Food Programme (WFP) for School Meals in Five Countries

The latest awards, which take effect this month, see WFP’s programmes in Cote d’Ivoire, Laos, Nepal and Rwanda receiving US$25 million each

As classrooms around the developing world begin to re-open, the U.N. World Food Programme is receiving US$119 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide school meals in five countries in Asia and Africa. “Yet again, USDA demonstrates real leadership in reaching school-age children in the developing world with…

Coronavirus - Rwanda: COVID-19 update (23 November 2020)

Total cases: 5,726 (+61) Recovered: 5,197 (+33) | 90.7% Active cases: 482 Tests: 609,367 (+2,084) Deaths: 47 | 0.8% Test positivity rate: 2.9%

Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 23 November 2020, 9 am EAT

African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (2,069,923) deaths (49,702), and recoveries (1,747,263) by region: Central (63,854 cases; 1,181 deaths; 60,120 recoveries): Burundi (662; 1; 549), Cameroon (23,528; 435; 22,177), CAR (4,911; 63; 4,817), Chad (1,642; 101; 1,469), Congo (5,632; 92; 4,891), DRC (12,239; 328; 11,343), Equatorial Guinea (5,130; 85;…

Coronavirus - Rwanda: COVID-19 update (22 November 2020)

Total cases: 5,665 (+45) Recovered: 5,164 (+1) | 91.1% Active cases: 454 Tests: 607,283 (+2,541) Deaths: 47 (+1) | 0.8% Test positivity rate: 1.8%

Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 22 November 2020, 9 am EAT

African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (2,057,001) deaths (49,412), and recoveries (1,737,277) by region: Central (63,780 cases; 1,180 deaths; 60,074 recoveries): Burundi (656; 1; 549), Cameroon (23,528; 435; 22,177), CAR (4,911; 63; 4,817), Chad (1,633; 101; 1,469), Congo (5,632; 92; 4,891), DRC (12,180; 327; 11,300), Equatorial Guinea (5,130; 85;…

Coronavirus - Rwanda: COVID-19 update (21 November 2020)

Total cases: 5,620 (+34) Recovered: 5,163 (+4) | 91.8% Active cases: 411 Tests: 604,742 (+3,916) Deaths: 46 | 0.8% Test positivity rate: 0.9% *Rwamagana: 14, Rubavu: 8, Bugesera: 6, Musanze: 2, Nyagatare: 2, Nyamasheke: 1, Ngoma:1