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Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
There are now more than over 80,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when.
As of May 13, every African country had recorded an infection, the last being Lesotho.
We shall keep updating this list largely sourced from the John Hopkins University tallies, Africa CDC and from official government data.
SUGGESTED READING: Africa’s COVID-19 deaths pass 1,000 mark
Major African stats: May 19 at 6:00 GMT:
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\t\tConfirmed cases = 88,264
\t\tNumber of deaths = 2,832
\t\tRecoveries = 33,898
\t\tActive cases = 51,534
Countries in alphabetical order
\t\tAlgeria – 7,201
\t\tAngola – 50
\t\tBenin – 339
\t\tBotswana – 25
\t\tBurkina Faso – 796
\t\tBurundi – 42
\t\tCameroon – 3,529
\t\tCape Verde – 328
\t\tCentral African Republic – 327
\t\tChad – 519
\t\tComoros – 11
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 412
\t\tDR Congo – 1,538
\t\tDjibouti – 1,518
\t\tEgypt – 12,764
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 719
\t\tEritrea – 39
\t\tEswatini – 205
\t\tEthiopia – 352
\t\tGabon – 1,432
\t\t(The) Gambia – 24
\t\tGhana – 5,735
\t\tGuinea – 2,796
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,032
\t\tIvory Coast – 2,119
\t\tKenya – 912
\t\tLesotho – 1
\t\tLiberia – 229
\t\tLibya – 65
\t\tMadagascar – 322
\t\tMalawi – 70
\t\tMali – 874
\t\tMauritania – 81
\t\tMauritius – 332
\t\tMorocco – 6,952
\t\tMozambique – 145
\t\tNamibia – 16
\t\tNiger – 909
\t\tNigeria- 6,175
\t\tRwanda – 297
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 246
\t\tSenegal – 2,544
\t\tSeychelles – 11
\t\tSierra Leone – 509
\t\tSomalia – 1,455
\t\tSouth Africa – 16,433
\t\tSouth Sudan – 290
\t\tSudan – 2,591
\t\tTanzania – 509
\t\tTogo – 330
\t\tTunisia – 1,043
\t\tUganda – 248
\t\tZambia – 761
\t\tZimbabwe – 46
SUGGESTED READING: rolling coverage of the coronavirus outbreak in Africa II
May 30: Mauritius ends lockdown
\tMauritius’ lockdown will be lifted midnight Saturday, May 30 per Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth’s announcement on Friday.
Confirmed cases = 335
Number of deaths = 10
Recoveries = 322
Active cases = 3
\tAll stats valid as at May 30, 2020 07:00 GMT
May 12: Mauritius virus-free after total recoveries
\tMauritius declared total recoveries from coronavirus infections as of May 11, 2020.
May 11 marked the fifteenth consecutive day that the no new case was recorded in the country.
May 4: No new case in 8 days amid lockdown extension
\tMauritius recorded no new COVID-19 cases for the past eight days, according to statistics provided by the National Communication Committee on Monday 4 May.
The sanitary curfew put in place on March 20, and which should have ended today, has been extended until June 1, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced last Friday.
[Seychelles News Agency] Farmers in Seychelles marketing their products as organic will need to be certified under new legislation being worked on by the National Biosecurity Agency, a top official said.
There are now more than over 100,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
SUGGESTED READING: Africa’s COVID-19 deaths pass 100,000 mark
Major African stats: May 27 at 7:00 GMT:
\t\tConfirmed cases = 119,454
\t\tNumber of deaths = 3,592
\t\tRecoveries = 48,607
\t\tActive cases = 67,255
\t\tAlgeria – 8,697
\t\tAngola – 70
\t\tBenin – 208
\t\tBotswana – 35
\t\tBurkina Faso – 832
\t\tCameroon – 5,436
\t\tCape Verde – 390
\t\tCentral African Republic – 671
\t\tChad – 700
\t\tComoros – 87
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 487
\t\tDR Congo – 2,403
\t\tDjibouti – 2,468
\t\tEgypt – 18,756
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 1,043
\t\tEswatini – 261
\t\tEthiopia – 701
\t\tGabon – 2,238
\t\t(The) Gambia – 25
\t\tGhana – 7,117
\t\tGuinea – 3,275
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,178
\t\tIvory Coast – 2,477
\t\tKenya – 1,348
\t\tLesotho – 2
\t\tLiberia – 266
\t\tLibya – 77
\t\tMadagascar – 586
\t\tMalawi – 101
\t\tMali – 1,077
\t\tMauritania – 268
\t\tMauritius – 334
\t\tMorocco – 7,577
\t\tMozambique – 213
\t\tNamibia – 21
\t\tNiger – 952
\t\tNigeria – 8,344
\t\tRwanda – 339
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 441
\t\tSenegal – 3,161
\t\tSierra Leone – 754
\t\tSomalia – 1,711
\t\tSouth Africa – 24,264
\t\tSouth Sudan – 806
\t\tSudan – 3,976
\t\tTogo – 391
\t\tTunisia – 1,051
\t\tUganda – 253
\t\tZambia – 920
\t\tZimbabwe – 56
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Global African History Timelines: After 1801
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After 1801
This timeline covers all the events not listed on the African American History or African American History in the West timelines.
Year Events SubjectCountryEra
1801 Haitian forces capture the Spanish-ruled section of Hispaniola called Santo Domingo. The area is returned to Spanish control in 1809. The Haitians will regain control in 1822 and remain in Santo Domingo until 1844. 01-01 International Conflict
Dominican Republic
1801-1900
1804 On January 1, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the successor to Toussaint LOuverture, declares Saint Dominque independent and renames it Haiti. It becomes the second independent nation in the western hemisphere (after the United States). 01-01 Haitian Revolution
Haiti
1804 Usman Dan Fodio initiates a holy war (jihad) that established an Islamic theocratic state, the Sokoto Caliphate, in present day Northern Nigeria. 01-02 West African Empires
Nigeria
1807 Great Britain abolishes the importation of enslaved Africans into its colonial possessions. 01-01 The Slave Trade
Great Britain
1807 George Bridgetower, a former child prodigy who at 11 performs his first concert before a Paris audience, is elected to the British Royal Society of Musicians. 01-02 19th Century Black Music
1811 Spain abolishes slavery at home and in all colonies except Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Santo Domingo. 01-01 Emancipation
Spain
1813 Argentina abolishes slavery. 01-01 Emancipation
Argentina
1814 Mauritania becomes a French colony. 01-01 Colonial Conquest
Mauritania
1814 Great Britain gains control of the Seychelles from France. 01-02 Colonial Administration
The Seychelles
1816 Shaka Zulu becomes King of the Zulu nation and begins to create an empire in the southern African interior. 01-01
There are now more than over 350,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
Major African stats: June 27 at 09:00 GMT:
\t\tConfirmed cases = 359,606
\t\tActive cases = 177,349
\t\tRecoveries = 172,974
\t\tNumber of deaths = 9,283
\t\tAlgeria – 12,685
\t\tAngola – 212
\t\tBenin – 1,053
\t\tBotswana – 92
\t\tBurkina Faso – 941
\t\tBurundi – 144
\t\tCameroon – 12,592
\t\tCape Verde – 1,027
\t\tCentral African Republic – 3,340
\t\tChad – 865
\t\tComoros – 272
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 1,087
\t\tDR Congo – 6,552
\t\tDjibouti – 4,643
\t\tEgypt – 62,755
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 2,001
\t\tEritrea – 167
\t\tEswatini – 728
\t\tEthiopia – 5,425
\t\tGabon – 5,209
\t\t(The) Gambia – 43
\t\tGhana – 15,834
\t\tGuinea – 5,260
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,614
\t\tIvory Coast – 8,739
\t\tKenya – 5,533
\t\tLesotho – 24
\t\tLiberia – 684
\t\tLibya – 713
\t\tMadagascar – 1,922
\t\tMalawi – 1,005
\t\tMali – 2,060
\t\tMauritania – 3,907
\t\tMauritius – 341
\t\tMorocco – 11,633
\t\tMozambique – 816
\t\tNamibia – 121
\t\tNiger – 1,059
\t\tNigeria- 23,298
\t\tRwanda – 858
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 712
\t\tSenegal – 6,354
\t\tSierra Leone – 1,394
\t\tSomalia – 2,878
\t\tSouth Africa – 124,590
\t\tSouth Sudan – 1,942
\t\tSudan – 9,257
\t\tTogo – 591
\t\tTunisia – 1,164
\t\tUganda – 848
\t\tZambia – 1,531
\t\tZimbabwe – 561
There are now more than over 260,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
Major African stats: June 18 at 07:30 GMT:
\t\tConfirmed cases = 267,818
\t\tNumber of deaths = 7,219
\t\tRecoveries = 123,054
\t\tActive cases = 137,545
\t\tAlgeria – 11,268
\t\tAngola – 155
\t\tBenin – 572
\t\tBotswana – 79
\t\tBurkina Faso – 899
\t\tBurundi – 104
\t\tCameroon – 9,864
\t\tCape Verde – 792
\t\tCentral African Republic – 2,564
\t\tChad – 854
\t\tComoros – 197
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 883
\t\tDR Congo – 5,100
\t\tDjibouti – 4,545
\t\tEgypt – 49,219
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 1,664
\t\tEritrea – 131
\t\tEswatini – 563
\t\tEthiopia – 3,759
\t\tGabon – 4,229
\t\t(The) Gambia – 34
\t\tGhana – 12,590
\t\tGuinea – 4,668
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,492
\t\tIvory Coast – 6,063
\t\tKenya – 4,044
\t\tLesotho – 4
\t\tLiberia – 516
\t\tLibya – 500
\t\tMadagascar – 1,378
\t\tMalawi – 572
\t\tMali – 1,890
\t\tMauritania – 2,223
\t\tMauritius – 337
\t\tMorocco – 8,997
\t\tMozambique – 651
\t\tNamibia – 36
\t\tNiger – 1,020
\t\tNigeria – 17,735
\t\tRwanda – 639
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 683
\t\tSenegal – 5,369
\t\tSierra Leone – 1,249
\t\tSomalia – 2,696
\t\tSouth Africa – 80,412
\t\tSouth Sudan – 1,813
\t\tSudan – 8,020
\t\tTogo – 544
\t\tTunisia – 1,128
\t\tUganda – 732
\t\tZambia – 1,412
\t\tZimbabwe – 401
The Indian Ocean Tuna company has employed about 250 Seychellois workers in the past month, ensuring steady work during the COVID-19 economic crisis in Seychelles.
Mark Benoiton, the company's environment, health and safety manager, told reporters that the factory is looking for an additional 100 workers.
I have been here for 17 years and this is the first time that I have seen people queuing at the door to come and work at IOT.
Benoiton said that this year, IOT has slowly upped production as there has been an increase in demand from Europe.
\"There are two other factories in our group that have closed down at the moment due to COVID-19 and we need to cover for them so the demand is high,\" said Benoiton.
There are now more than over 390,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when. As of May 13, every African country had recorded an infection, the last being Lesotho.
Major African stats: June 30 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 404,796
Active cases = 202,049
Recoveries = 192,600
Number of deaths = 10,147
Algeria – 13,907
Angola – 284
Benin – 1,199
Botswana – 227
Burkina Faso – 992
Burundi – 170
Cameroon – 12,592
Cape Verde – 1,227
Central African Republic – 3,745
Chad – 866
Comoros – 303
Congo-Brazzaville – 1,087
DR Congo – 7,039
Djibouti – 4,682
Egypt – 68,311
Equatorial Guinea – 2,001
Eritrea – 203
Eswatini – 812
Ethiopia – 5,846
Gabon – 5,394
(The) Gambia – 49
Ghana – 17,741
Guinea – 5,391
Guinea-Bissau – 1,654
Ivory Coast – 9,499
Kenya – 6,366
Lesotho – 27
Liberia – 780
Libya – 824
Madagascar – 2,214
Malawi – 1,224
Mali – 2,181
Mauritania – 4,363
Mauritius – 341
Morocco – 12,533
Mozambique – 889
Namibia – 205
Niger – 1,075
Nigeria- 25,694
Rwanda – 1,025
Sao Tome and Principe – 714
Senegal – 6,793
Seychelles – 81
Sierra Leone – 1,462
Somalia – 2,924
South Africa – 151,209
South Sudan – 2,007
Sudan – 9,257
Tanzania – 509
Togo – 650
Tunisia – 1,174
Uganda – 889
Zambia – 1,594
Zimbabwe – 591
The ravaging Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected the world and football was not spared as the sport has been disrupted with lockdown restrictions employed almost everywhere to tame the situation.
As a way to help national football associations - including Rwanda football association - cope with the effects of the pandemic, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has mobilised a $10.8 million relief fund that will be extended to its members.
The decision was communicated during a video conference CAF meeting on Thursday, May 28, when the Emergency Committee approved the immediate distribution of financial grants to 54 affiliated member associations.
\"A total of $10.8 million will be offered to the 54 member associations on the continent as part of a relief plan to ease the financial burden on the African football community during these unprecedented times,\" reads part of the statement.
Across the continent, many football leagues were suspended or cancelled for the 2019-20 season, while some were prematurely ended and titles awarded to the leaders, which was also applied with Rwanda Premier League where APR were crowned champions last week.
[Seychelles News Agency] Wavel Ramkalawan unseated the incumbent President of Seychelles in the island nation's three-day election, winning nearly 55 percent of the vote and ushering in a new era of political leadership after decades of trying to win the archipelago's top office, election officials announced Sunday.
[DW] A latest report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation on African governance shows a decline in overall progress for the first time in a decade. This has been driven by a decline in security and the rule of law in some countries.
Voters in Seychelles are starting to cast their ballots in the presidential and national assembly elections.
It comes at a crucial time for the nation of 115 islands off East Africa, Voters will decide if President Danny Faure will be elected for the first time after taking over from predecessor James Michel, who resigned.
His People's Party, which has been in power since 1977 also faces an unprecedented challenge
The vote will run across three days across the islands.
Faure is facing two rivals. The main one is Wavel Ramkalawan of the Linyon Democratik Seselwa (Seychelles Democratic Alliance) opposition party, the majority party in parliament after winning 19 of 34 seats in the last election.
He is an Anglican priest and has run for president six times
But the opposition parties have not managed to unite in this election.
The other candidate is Alain St Ange, who was in the opposition before joining the government tourism minister.
He is running for the One Seychelles party which he created a year ago.
The main concern for the voters is the economy, which has slowed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
About 700 people have lost their jobs, according to government figures. The idyllic islands famed for their white beaches are a hub for tourism, particularly with those on their honeymoon.
But the coronavirus pandemic has closed borders, hampering the key tourism industry.
Another key theme of the campaign has been corruption, a largely taboo topic in the tiny country where everyone knows everyone and business and politics are often intertwined.
The Seychelles is classed by Transparency International as being perceived as the least corrupt country in Africa and among the 30 least corrupt in the world.
However it is also a tax paradise housing numerous offshore companies.
There are now more than over 550,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
Major African stats: July 11 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 559,446
Active cases = 274,851
Recoveries = 271,826
Number of deaths = 12,769
Algeria – 18,242
Angola – 458
Benin – 1,285
Botswana – 314
Burkina Faso – 1,020
Burundi – 191
Cameroon – 14,916
Cape Verde – 1,591
Central African Republic – 4,259
Chad – 874
Comoros – 314
Congo-Brazzaville – 2,028
DR Congo – 7,905
Djibouti – 4,968
Egypt – 80,235
Equatorial Guinea – 3,071
Eritrea – 232
Eswatini – 1,257
Ethiopia – 7,120
Gabon – 5,942
(The) Gambia – 64
Ghana – 23,834
Guinea – 5,969
Guinea-Bissau – 1,842
Ivory Coast – 12,052
Kenya – 9,448
Lesotho – 184
Liberia – 963
Libya – 1,342
Madagascar – 4,143
Malawi – 2,069
Mali – 2,404
Mauritania – 5,203
Mauritius – 342
Morocco – 15,328
Mozambique – 1,111
Namibia – 668
Niger – 1,099
Nigeria- 31,323
Rwanda – 1,252
Sao Tome and Principe – 727
Senegal – 7,882
Seychelles – 100
Sierra Leone – 1,613
Somalia – 3,038
South Africa – 250,687
South Sudan – 2,021
Sudan – 10,204
Togo – 710
Tunisia – 1,240
Uganda – 1,006
Zambia – 1,895
Zimbabwe – 942
Other countries scheduled to hold elections are Egypt, Guinea, Seychelles and Tanzania.
For countries that do hold elections, there may be special voting arrangements that can allow polls to go ahead but reduce the risk of spreading the virus.
In South Korea's elections in mid-April, the electoral commission encouraged people to vote before election day at any of the 3,500 polling stations throughout the country.
This not only decongested polling stations on election day but contributed to the highest turnout in the country for nearly 30 years.
This means that countries planning to hold elections in 2020 or early-2021 need to start discussing these arrangements - across party lines and among multiple relevant agencies - as soon as possible.
There are now more than over 500,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
Major African stats: July 10 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 541,924
Active cases = 266,620
Recoveries = 262,842
Number of deaths = 12,462
Algeria – 17,808
Angola – 396
Burkina Faso – 1,005
Cape Verde – 1,552
Central African Republic – 4,200
Chad – 873
Congo-Brazzaville – 1,821
DR Congo – 7,846
Djibouti – 4,955
Egypt – 79,254
Eswatini – 1,213
Ethiopia – 6,973
Gabon – 5,871
Ghana – 23,463
Guinea – 5,881
Guinea-Bissau – 1,790
Ivory Coast – 11,750
Kenya – 8,975
Lesotho – 134
Liberia – 957
Madagascar – 3,782
Malawi – 1,984
Mali – 2,370
Mauritania – 5,126
Morocco – 15,079
Mozambique – 1,092
Namibia – 615
Niger – 1,097
Nigeria- 30,748
Rwanda – 1,210
Sao Tome and Principe – 726
Senegal – 7,784
Seychelles – 94
Sierra Leone – 1,598
South Africa – 238,339
Sudan – 10,158
Togo – 704
Tunisia – 1,231
Uganda – 1,000
Zimbabwe – 926
There are now more than over 290,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
Major African stats: June 21 at 8:30 GMT:
\t\tConfirmed cases = 297,112
\t\tActive cases = 146,571
\t\tRecoveries = 142,622
\t\tNumber of deaths = 7,919
\t\tAlgeria – 11,631
\t\tAngola – 176
\t\tBenin – 650
\t\tBotswana – 89
\t\tBurkina Faso – 901
\t\tCameroon – 11,610
\t\tCape Verde – 863
\t\tCentral African Republic – 2,686
\t\tChad – 858
\t\tComoros – 247
\t\tDR Congo – 5,672
\t\tDjibouti – 4,565
\t\tEgypt – 53,758
\t\tEritrea – 143
\t\tEswatini – 627
\t\tEthiopia – 4,469
\t\tGabon – 4,428
\t\t(The) Gambia – 37
\t\tGhana – 13,717
\t\tGuinea – 4,960
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,541
\t\tIvory Coast – 7,276
\t\tKenya – 4,478
\t\tLiberia – 601
\t\tLibya – 544
\t\tMadagascar – 1,503
\t\tMalawi – 620
\t\tMali – 1,933
\t\tMauritania – 2,813
\t\tMorocco – 9,839
\t\tMozambique – 688
\t\tNamibia – 46
\t\tNiger – 1,035
\t\tNigeria- 19,808
\t\tRwanda – 702
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 698
\t\tSenegal – 5,783
\t\tSierra Leone – 1,309
\t\tSomalia – 2,755
\t\tSouth Africa – 92,681
\t\tSouth Sudan – 1,882
\t\tSudan – 8,580
\t\tTogo – 561
\t\tTunisia – 1,156
\t\tUganda – 763
\t\tZambia – 1,430
\t\tZimbabwe – 479
Addis Ababa — Statement co-signed by the ministers of finance and / or ministers of development of the following countries: Angola, Cameroun, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone and Tunisia.
The bilateral debt standstill is a first step, more will be needed
African finance ministers called for $100 billion fiscal stimuli, the IMF has already extended debt relief to the 17 low income countries on the continent, and through other mechanisms has disbursed over $US17 billion in emergency funding to countries to address the Covid-19 pandemic.
A solution to finance Africa's commercial debt service could free up over $44 billion of fiscal space for Africa in 2020, providing immediate liquidity to governments – a much needed immediate bridge to renewed growth for Africa and the global economy.
Mr. Manuel Neto Costa, Minister of Economy and Planning
Cameroun
H.E. Mr Louis Paul Motaze, Minister of Finance
H.E. Mr Alamine Ousmane Mey, Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Integration
Djibouti
H.E. Mr Ilyas Dawaleh, Minister of Economy, Finance Industry
Egypt
H.E.
Mr. Mambury Njie, Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs
Ghana
H.E. Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance
H.E. Mr Gyan Baffour, Minister of Planning
Kenya
H.E. Amb.
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.
There are now more than over 70,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
There is no virus-free country in Africa as of May 13.
Major African stats: May 16 at 7:30 GMT:
\t\tConfirmed cases = 78,280
\t\tNumber of deaths = 2,624
\t\tRecoveries = 29,245
\t\tActive cases = 46,411
\t\tInfected countries = 54
\t\tAlgeria – 6,629
\t\tAngola – 48
\t\tBotswana – 24
\t\tBurkina Faso – 780
\t\tBurundi – 15
\t\tCameroon – 3,105
\t\tCape Verde – 326
\t\tCentral African Republic – 301
\t\tChad – 428
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 391
\t\tDR Congo – 1,298
\t\tDjibouti – 1,309
\t\tEgypt – 11,228
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 594
\t\tEswatini – 190
\t\tEthiopia – 287
\t\tGabon – 1,209
\t\t(The) Gambia – 23
\t\tGhana – 5,638
\t\tGuinea – 2,473
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 913
\t\tIvory Coast – 2,017
\t\tKenya – 781
\t\tLiberia – 219
\t\tLibya – 64
\t\tMadagascar – 238
\t\tMalawi – 63
\t\tMali – 806
\t\tMauritania – 29
\t\tMorocco – 6,652
\t\tMozambique – 119
\t\tNiger – 885
\t\tNigeria- 5,450
\t\tRwanda – 287
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 235
\t\tSenegal – 2,310
\t\tSierra Leone – 447
\t\tSomalia – 1,284
\t\tSouth Africa – 13,524
\t\tSouth Sudan – 236
\t\tSudan – 1,964
\t\tTogo – 263
\t\tTunisia – 1,035
\t\tUganda – 203
\t\tZambia – 654
\t\tZimbabwe – 42
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 November 2020: The latest Ibrahim Index on African Governance (IIAG) report published by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation yesterday, shows a decline in overall progress across the continent, for the first time since 2010. There has been a decline in security and the rule of law in some African countries such as…
April 18, 2020: Eritrea president likens COVID-19 to sudden war
\tEritrean president Isaias Afwerki has delivered his first public address on the coronavirus pandemic since the country recorded index case on March 21.
As of April 18, the Eritrea COVID-19 situation report had 35 confirmed cases, all currently under treatment – meaning the country had not recorded any recovery or death.
April 14, 2020: Eritrea cases reach 34, diaspora contributions pouring in
\tEritrea coronavirus statistics as of April 14 stood at 34, no death and no recoveries have so far been announced meaning all 34 patients were under treatment.
The country continues to celebrate the financial commitment and contributions of its diaspora in supporting government efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
He wrote: “#Eritrea: Financial contributions to bolster GOE measures on COVID-19 continue to flow from individuals, firms/ commercial enterprises in the country our communities in the Diaspora…Eloquent and veritable testimony that the nation is marching in lock-step in these hard times!”
A third-round donation of medical supplies from the Jack Ma Foundation will help the Seychelles' Health Care Agency in its response plan in case of a second wave of COVID-19, a top official said on Friday.
He added that \"Jack Ma has also given us PPEs like masks, gloves, gowns and all of these will boost up our stock as part of our preparedness in the event of a second wave.\"
Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean, received a two-tonne consignment of donations from the China-based Jack Ma Foundation on March 25 as part of humanitarian aid to help fight against the spread of the COVID-19.
The relief initiative was launched by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, the Jack Ma Foundation, and Alibaba Foundation as part of actions towards implementation of the Africa joint continental strategy for COVID-19.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Seychelles has also received donations of medical supplies from different organisations and countries including the UAE, the United States, India and China among others.
In its new report titled Out of the blue: The value of seagrasses to the environment and to people, launched on World Oceans Day on June 8, Unep blames these unsustainable activities for a deteriorating coastal ecosystem, a decline in coastal productivity, and affected certain supportive functions performed by the marine plant leading up to loss of critical fisheries habitat.
Seagrass ecosystems are biologically rich and highly productive, providing valuable nursery habitats to more than 20 per cent of the world's largest 25 fisheries and filtering pathogens, bacteria, and pollution out of seawater.
For example, it is estimated that seagrasses covering an area of seven square kilometres of Gazi Bay at the Diani-Chale Marine National Reserve, Kenya, comprise of a total carbon stock of 620,000 Mg, with a monetary value estimated at $19 million in regulated global climate at a global scale.
UNEP said new data suggest that seagrasses are among the least protected coastal habitats.
The Unep World Conservation Monitoring Centre, said it had found in its most recent census that an estimated seven percent of seagrass habitat is being lost worldwide each year.
There are now more than over 400,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
Confirmed cases = 432,421
Active cases = 214,627
Recoveries = 207,148
Number of deaths = 10,646
Algeria – 14,657
Angola – 315
Burkina Faso – 967
Cape Verde – 1,301
Central African Republic – 3,788
Chad – 868
Congo-Brazzaville – 1,382
DR Congo – 7,189
Djibouti – 4,715
Egypt – 71,299
Eritrea – 215
Eswatini – 873
Gabon – 5,513
(The) Gambia – 55
Ghana – 18,134
Guinea – 5,450
Ivory Coast – 9,992
Kenya – 6,941
Lesotho – 35
Liberia – 819
Libya – 891
Madagascar – 2,403
Malawi – 1,342
Mali – 2,260
Mauritania – 4,606
Morocco – 12,969
Mozambique – 918
Namibia – 293
Niger – 1,081
Nigeria- 27,110
Rwanda – 1,063
Sao Tome and Principe – 717
Senegal – 7,054
Sierra Leone – 1,518
Somalia – 2,944
South Africa – 168,061
Sudan – 9,663
Togo – 667
Tunisia – 1,178
Uganda – 902
Zambia – 1,632
Zimbabwe – 617
