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Everyone is always looking for that perfect island getaway and most travelers are seeking a destination that offers sun and fun, excellent food and nightlife options, and opportunities for some self-care and pampering. If these are things that motivate your travel decisions, then look no further than the Seychelles. If you are willing to go a […]
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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 380,000 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.
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Major African stats: June 29 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 382,190
Active cases = 189,973
Recoveries = 182,553
Number of deaths = 9,664
Countries in alphabetical order
Algeria – 13,273
Angola – 267
Benin – 1,149
Botswana – 92
Burkina Faso – 959
Burundi – 170
Cameroon – 12,592
Cape Verde – 1,155
Central African Republic – 3,429
Chad – 866
Comoros – 272
Congo-Brazzaville – 1,087
DR Congo – 6,827
Djibouti – 4,643
Egypt – 65,188
Equatorial Guinea – 2,001
Eritrea – 191
Eswatini – 781
Ethiopia – 5,689
Gabon – 5,209
(The) Gambia – 45
Ghana – 16,742
Guinea – 5,342
Guinea-Bissau – 1,614
Ivory Coast – 9,101
Kenya – 6,070
Lesotho – 27
Liberia – 768
Libya – 762
Madagascar – 2,078
Malawi – 1,146
Mali – 2,147
Mauritania – 4,149
Mauritius – 341
Morocco – 12,052
Mozambique – 859
Namibia – 183
Niger – 1,074
Nigeria- 24,567
Rwanda – 900
Sao Tome and Principe – 713
Senegal – 6,586
Seychelles – 70
Sierra Leone – 1,427
Somalia – 2,894
South Africa – 138,134
South Sudan – 1,989
Sudan – 9,257
Tanzania – 509
Togo – 642
Tunisia – 1,169
Uganda – 859
Zambia – 1,557
Zimbabwe – 567
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[Daily News] LAST night Taifa Stars were supposed to have played against their hosts, Tunisia in an Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier match. Tunisia, as we all know, cannot in any way be compared with us. This is a team that has qualified for the Fifa World Cup at least three times.
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.
Major African stats: June 30 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 418,211
Active cases = 209,623
Recoveries = 198,182
Number of deaths = 10,406
Algeria – 13,272
Angola – 291
Benin – 1,199
Botswana – 227
Burkina Faso – 962
Cape Verde – 1,267
Central African Republic – 3,745
Comoros – 303
Congo-Brazzaville – 1,382
DR Congo – 7,122
Djibouti – 4,704
Egypt – 69,814
Eritrea – 203
Eswatini – 840
Ethiopia – 5,846
Gabon – 5,513
(The) Gambia – 49
Ghana – 18,134
Guinea – 5,404
Guinea-Bissau – 1,654
Ivory Coast – 9,702
Kenya – 6,673
Lesotho – 35
Liberia – 804
Libya – 874
Madagascar – 2,303
Malawi – 1,265
Mali – 2,202
Mauritania – 4,472
Morocco – 12,636
Mozambique – 903
Namibia – 285
Niger – 1,075
Nigeria- 26,484
Rwanda – 1,042
Sao Tome and Principe – 715
Senegal – 6,925
Seychelles – 81
Sierra Leone – 1,498
Somalia – 2,924
South Africa – 159,333
South Sudan – 2,021
Sudan – 9,573
Togo – 661
Tunisia – 1,175
Uganda – 893
Zambia – 1,632
Zimbabwe – 605
[Africa Renewal] More than 20 African countries were to hold elections this year. As countries tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, there are valuable lessons learned from important elections held during previous Ebola outbreaks.
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 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.
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 28 at 09:30 GMT:
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\t\tConfirmed cases = 371,611
\t\tNumber of deaths = 9,485
\t\tRecoveries = 178,524
\t\tActive cases = 183,602
\t\tAlgeria – 12,968
\t\tAngola – 259
\t\tBenin – 1,124
\t\tBotswana – 92
\t\tBurkina Faso – 941
\t\tBurundi – 170
\t\tCameroon – 12,592
\t\tCape Verde – 1,091
\t\tCentral African Republic – 3,429
\t\tChad – 865
\t\tComoros – 272
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 1,087
\t\tDR Congo – 6,690
\t\tDjibouti – 4,643
\t\tEgypt – 63,923
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 2,001
\t\tEritrea – 191
\t\tEswatini – 745
\t\tEthiopia – 5,570
\t\tGabon – 5,209
\t\t(The) Gambia – 44
\t\tGhana – 16,431
\t\tGuinea – 5,291
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,614
\t\tIvory Coast – 8,944
\t\tKenya – 5,811
\t\tLesotho – 24
\t\tLiberia – 729
\t\tLibya – 727
\t\tMadagascar – 2,005
\t\tMalawi – 1,038
\t\tMali – 2,118
\t\tMauritania – 4,025
\t\tMauritius – 341
\t\tMorocco – 11,877
\t\tMozambique – 839
\t\tNamibia – 136
\t\tNiger – 1,062
\t\tNigeria – 24,077
\t\tRwanda – 878
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 713
\t\tSenegal – 6,459
\t\tSeychelles – 20
\t\tSierra Leone – 1,410
\t\tSomalia – 2,878
\t\tSouth Africa – 131,800
\t\tSouth Sudan – 1,942
\t\tSudan – 9,257
\t\tTanzania – 509
\t\tTogo – 615
\t\tTunisia – 1,168
\t\tUganda – 859
\t\tZambia – 1,531
\t\tZimbabwe – 567
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.
Confirmed cases = 508,114
Active cases = 251,103
Recoveries = 245,033
Number of deaths = 11,978
Algeria – 16,879
Angola – 386
Botswana – 314
Burkina Faso – 1,003
Burundi – 191
Cameroon – 14,916
Cape Verde – 1,499
Central African Republic – 4,071
Chad – 873
Comoros – 311
Congo-Brazzaville – 1,557
DR Congo – 7,432
Djibouti – 4,878
Egypt – 77,279
Equatorial Guinea – 3,071
Eritrea – 215
Eswatini – 1,056
Gabon – 5,743
(The) Gambia – 61
Ghana – 21,968
Guinea – 5,636
Guinea-Bissau – 1,790
Ivory Coast – 11,194
Kenya – 8,250
Lesotho – 91
Liberia – 917
Libya – 1,182
Madagascar – 3,472
Malawi – 1,818
Mali – 2,348
Mauritania – 5,024
Mauritius – 342
Morocco – 14,730
Mozambique – 1,040
Namibia – 593
Niger – 1,094
Nigeria- 29,789
Rwanda – 1,172
Sao Tome and Principe – 724
Senegal – 7,547
Sierra Leone – 1,572
Somalia – 3,015
South Africa – 215,855
Sudan – 9,997
Togo – 689
Tunisia – 1,205
Uganda – 977
Zambia – 1,895
Zimbabwe – 787
There are now more than over 300,000 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 22 at 7:30 GMT:
\t\tConfirmed cases = 297,112
\t\tActive cases = 151,937
\t\tRecoveries = 146,337
\t\tNumber of deaths = 8,116
\t\tAlgeria – 11,771
\t\tAngola – 183
\t\tBenin – 765
\t\tBotswana – 89
\t\tBurkina Faso – 903
\t\tBurundi – 144
\t\tCameroon – 11,892
\t\tCape Verde – 890
\t\tCentral African Republic – 2,808
\t\tChad – 858
\t\tComoros – 247
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 883
\t\tDR Congo – 5,826
\t\tDjibouti – 4,582
\t\tEgypt – 55,233
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 1,664
\t\tEritrea – 143
\t\tEswatini – 635
\t\tEthiopia – 4,532
\t\tGabon – 4,428
\t\t(The) Gambia – 37
\t\tGhana – 14,154
\t\tGuinea – 4,988
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,541
\t\tIvory Coast – 7,492
\t\tKenya – 4,738
\t\tLesotho – 4
\t\tLiberia – 626
\t\tLibya – 571
\t\tMadagascar – 1,596
\t\tMalawi – 730
\t\tMali – 1,933
\t\tMauritania – 2,984
\t\tMauritius – 337
\t\tMorocco – 9,977
\t\tMozambique – 733
\t\tNamibia – 55
\t\tNiger – 1,036
\t\tNigeria- 20,244
\t\tRwanda – 728
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 698
\t\tSenegal – 5,888
\t\tSeychelles – 11
\t\tSierra Leone – 1,327
\t\tSomalia – 2,779
\t\tSouth Africa – 97,302
\t\tSouth Sudan – 1,892
\t\tSudan – 8,580
\t\tTogo – 569
\t\tTunisia – 1,157
\t\tUganda – 770
\t\tZambia – 1,430
\t\tZimbabwe – 489
