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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 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.
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 100,000 mark
Major African stats: June 30 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 508,114
Active cases = 251,103
Recoveries = 245,033
Number of deaths = 11,978
Countries in alphabetical order
Algeria – 16,879
Angola – 386
Benin – 1,199
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
Ethiopia – 5,846
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
Seychelles – 81
Sierra Leone – 1,572
Somalia – 3,015
South Africa – 215,855
South Sudan – 2,021
Sudan – 9,997
Tanzania – 509
Togo – 689
Tunisia – 1,205
Uganda – 977
Zambia – 1,895
Zimbabwe – 787
SUGGESTED READING: rolling coverage of the coronavirus outbreak in Africa II
The United States (US) believes China may soon have a military base in Kenya.
The Culinary Journey of Chef Who Cooked for Presidents
Friday, May 22, 2020 0:01
By JAMES KAHONGEH
Simon Wanjau.
Almost in a mystical fashion, the former executive chef at InterContinental Hotel has sometimes made delicate decisions at equally delicate circumstances, surviving even when drowning was certain.
When he left the InterContinental Hotel last year to run the family business, he had been in the industry for 20 years.
His last role at Intercontinental Hotel as the executive chef for seven years was a head-spinning job.
“We lost power just when we had finished setting up at a state dinner during former President Mwai Kibaki's time,” Simon recalls.
There are now more than over 330,000 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 25 at 7:30 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 335,791
Active cases = 166,106
Recoveries = 160,829
Number of deaths = 8,856
Algeria – 12,248
Angola – 197
Benin – 902
Botswana – 92
Burkina Faso – 919
Burundi – 144
Cameroon – 12,592
Cape Verde – 999
Central African Republic – 3,099
Chad – 860
Comoros – 265
Congo-Brazzaville – 1,087
DR Congo – 6,213
Djibouti – 4,630
Egypt – 59,561
Equatorial Guinea – 1,664
Eritrea – 144
Eswatini – 690
Ethiopia – 5,034
Gabon – 4,956
(The) Gambia – 42
Ghana – 15,013
Guinea – 5,174
Guinea-Bissau – 1,556
Ivory Coast – 8,164
Kenya – 5,206
Lesotho – 17
Liberia – 662
Libya – 670
Madagascar – 1,787
Malawi – 941
Mali – 2,005
Mauritania – 3,519
Mauritius – 341
Morocco – 10,907
Mozambique – 762
Namibia – 76
Niger – 1,051
Nigeria- 22,020
Rwanda – 830
Sao Tome and Principe – 710
Senegal – 6,129
Seychelles – 11
Sierra Leone – 1,354
Somalia – 2,835
South Africa – 111,796
South Sudan – 1,942
Sudan – 8,889
Togo – 583
Tunisia – 1,160
Uganda – 805
Zambia – 1,489
Zimbabwe – 530
[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.
Analysis - It's been five years since former South African president Thabo Mbeki and his high-level panel published their landmark report on illicit financial flows (IFFs) from Africa. They calculated that these flows - the proceeds of crime and corruption, but mostly also tax dodges by multinational enterprises - were costing Africa at least US$50 billion yearly in lost revenue.
The new cases come from 1,187 samples tested on Saturday at border points and the Uganda Virus Research Institute.
At least 19 of the new cases are Ugandan truck drivers who entered the country through the Elegu and Busia border points while four cases were from community infections.
According to the Ministry of Health, all the community cases are contacts of truck drivers who tested positive for the virus.
Uganda's new cases come at a time when the number of cases reported on the African continent is on the rise.
WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti says despite the rise in the number of cases, there is still hope that the effect of the disease on the continent might not be as dire as earlier predicted.
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.
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 23 at 7:30 GMT:
\t
\t\tConfirmed cases = 315,380
\t\tActive cases = 156,447
\t\tRecoveries = 150,594
\t\tNumber of deaths = 8,339
\t\tAlgeria – 11,920
\t\tAngola – 186
\t\tBenin – 807
\t\tBotswana – 89
\t\tBurkina Faso – 903
\t\tBurundi – 144
\t\tCameroon – 12,041
\t\tCape Verde – 944
\t\tCentral African Republic – 2,963
\t\tChad – 858
\t\tComoros – 247
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 1,087
\t\tDR Congo – 5,924
\t\tDjibouti – 4,599
\t\tEgypt – 56,809
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 1,664
\t\tEritrea – 143
\t\tEswatini – 643
\t\tEthiopia – 4,663
\t\tGabon – 4,739
\t\t(The) Gambia – 41
\t\tGhana – 14,154
\t\tGuinea – 4,988
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,556
\t\tIvory Coast – 7,677
\t\tKenya – 4,797
\t\tLesotho – 12
\t\tLiberia – 650
\t\tLibya – 595
\t\tMadagascar – 1,640
\t\tMalawi – 749
\t\tMali – 1,960
\t\tMauritania – 3,121
\t\tMauritius – 340
\t\tMorocco – 10,172
\t\tMozambique – 737
\t\tNamibia – 63
\t\tNiger – 1,036
\t\tNigeria- 20,919
\t\tRwanda – 787
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 702
\t\tSenegal – 5,970
\t\tSeychelles – 11
\t\tSierra Leone – 1,340
\t\tSomalia – 2,812
\t\tSouth Africa – 101,590
\t\tSouth Sudan – 1,916
\t\tSudan – 8,698
\t\tTanzania – 509
\t\tTogo – 569
\t\tTunisia – 1,159
\t\tUganda – 774
\t\tZambia – 1,430
\t\tZimbabwe – 512
[Nation] The Africa Hockey Federation has released a revised coronavirus interrupted calendar of events.
[Addis Fortune] Ethiopia's growth prospects will flatten next year for the first time since 2003 when the country's economic expansion dove below zero as a result of drought. The latest estimate was made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which released its regional economic outlook for Africa on Thursday, October 22, 2020.
There are now more than over 870,000 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 29 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 874,036
Active cases = 330,981
Recoveries = 524,557
Number of deaths = 18,498
Algeria – 28,615
Angola – 1,000
Benin – 1,770
Botswana – 739
Burkina Faso – 1,105
Burundi – 378
Cameroon – 17,179
Cape Verde – 2,354
Central African Republic – 4,599
Chad – 926
Comoros – 354
Congo-Brazzaville – 3,200
DR Congo – 8,873
Djibouti – 5,068
Egypt – 92,947
Eritrea – 265
Eswatini – 2,404
Ethiopia – 15,200
Gabon – 7,189
(The) Gambia – 326
Ghana – 34,406
Guinea – 7,126
Guinea-Bissau – 1,954
Ivory Coast – 15,713
Kenya – 18,581
Lesotho – 505
Liberia – 1,177
Libya – 3,017
Madagascar – 10,104
Malawi – 3,709
Mali – 2,520
Mauritania – 6,249
Mauritius – 344
Morocco – 21,387
Mozambique – 1,720
Namibia – 1,917
Niger – 1,132
Nigeria- 41,804
Rwanda – 1,926
Sao Tome and Principe – 867
Senegal – 9,805
Seychelles – 114
Sierra Leone – 1,786
Somalia – 3,212
South Africa – 459,761
South Sudan – 2,305
Sudan – 11,496
Togo – 896
Tunisia – 1,468
Uganda – 1,135
Zambia – 5,002
Zimbabwe – 2,817
[The Conversation Africa] Recent media reports claim that a covert Kenyan paramilitary team is responsible for the unconstitutional killing of terror suspects in nighttime raids. The reports are based on interviews with US and Kenyan diplomatic and intelligence officials.
There are now more than over 60,000 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.
Lesotho is the country holding out as of May 12.
SUGGESTED READING: Africa’s COVID-19 deaths pass 1,000 mark
Major African stats: May 12 at 7:00 GMT:
\t\tConfirmed cases = 66,319
\t\tNumber of deaths = 2,344
\t\tRecoveries = 23,143
\t\tInfected countries = 53
\t\tVirus-free countries = 1 (Lesotho)
\t\tAlgeria – 5,891
\t\tAngola – 45
\t\tBenin – 319
\t\tBotswana – 24
\t\tBurkina Faso – 760
\t\tBurundi – 15
\t\tCameroon – 2,689
\t\tCape Verde – 260
\t\tCentral African Republic – 143
\t\tChad – 322
\t\tComoros – 11
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 333
\t\tDR Congo – 1,024
\t\tDjibouti – 1,227
\t\tEgypt – 9,746
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 439
\t\tEritrea – 39
\t\tEswatini – 175
\t\tEthiopia – 250
\t\tGabon – 802
\t\t(The) Gambia – 22
\t\tGhana – 4,700
\t\tGuinea – 2,146
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 761
\t\tIvory Coast – 1,730
\t\tKenya – 700
\t\tLesotho – 0
\t\tLiberia – 211
\t\tLibya – 64
\t\tMadagascar – 186
\t\tMalawi – 57
\t\tMali – 712
\t\tMauritania – 8
\t\tMauritius – 332
\t\tMorocco – 6,281
\t\tMozambique – 103
\t\tNamibia – 16
\t\tNiger – 832
\t\tNigeria- 4,641
\t\tRwanda – 285
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 208
\t\tSenegal – 1,886
\t\tSierra Leone – 338
\t\tSomalia – 1,089
\t\tSouth Africa – 10,652
\t\tSouth Sudan – 156
\t\tSudan – 1,526
\t\tTogo – 181
\t\tTunisia – 1,032
\t\tUganda – 121
\t\tZambia – 267
\t\tZimbabwe – 36
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!”
Death Threats for Civil Disobedience
Tanzanian main opposition leader Tundu Lissu back in exile in Europe following an intense presidential election that saw his civil disobedience in protest of what he perceived as a constitutional coup d’etat, have him once again be the target of death threats.
Nothing to take lightly after surviving a 2017 assassination attempt which nearly took his life.
The fifty-two-year politician explains his return to Europe, \"Immediately after the election was called out, what passes for the election, the security that I had, the security detail that was given to me during the election campaign was removed, and the very next day, I started receiving death threats. The exact words that he used were: 'we are going to deal with you... we have been instructed to deal with you once and for all.'\"
Not Backing Down
Still impassioned and not at all ready to throw in the towel as his beloved home country Tanzania still calls out to him, Lissu states with confidence, \"I'll go back. I don't know when, but I cannot remain in Europe forever, the most important thing right now is to continue the struggle. Obviously, the conditions inside Tanzania are very dangerous for everyone and that is why I had to flee the country but we will continue the democratic struggle.\" John Magufuli was defeated by an overwhelming majority of 84% of the votes, while his party confiscated 97% of the seats in Parliament.
Context
This overwhelming victory is in line with President Magufuli's first term in office — which was characterised by a sharp decline in fundamental freedoms and an increase in attacks against the opposition, according to human rights organisations.
[WHO] Although the Region had seen a slow but continuous decline in newly-reported cases since mid-July, there were 11% more cases reported in the last 7 days compared to the prior week, reaching a total of over 1,200,000 cases. The current figures in the region represent 1% of confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3% of deaths reported worldwide in the past week. The increase in the number of newly-confirmed cases is partially attributed to the higher number of countries reporting an increase in cases (21 countries), co
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.
Major African stats: June 29 at 7:00 GMT:
\t\tConfirmed cases = 382,190
\t\tActive cases = 189,973
\t\tRecoveries = 182,553
\t\tNumber of deaths = 9,664
\t\tAlgeria – 13,273
\t\tAngola – 267
\t\tBenin – 1,149
\t\tBotswana – 92
\t\tBurkina Faso – 959
\t\tBurundi – 170
\t\tCameroon – 12,592
\t\tCape Verde – 1,155
\t\tCentral African Republic – 3,429
\t\tChad – 866
\t\tComoros – 272
\t\tDR Congo – 6,827
\t\tDjibouti – 4,643
\t\tEgypt – 65,188
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 2,001
\t\tEritrea – 191
\t\tEswatini – 781
\t\tEthiopia – 5,689
\t\tGabon – 5,209
\t\t(The) Gambia – 45
\t\tGhana – 16,742
\t\tGuinea – 5,342
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,614
\t\tIvory Coast – 9,101
\t\tKenya – 6,070
\t\tLesotho – 27
\t\tLiberia – 768
\t\tLibya – 762
\t\tMadagascar – 2,078
\t\tMalawi – 1,146
\t\tMali – 2,147
\t\tMauritania – 4,149
\t\tMauritius – 341
\t\tMorocco – 12,052
\t\tMozambique – 859
\t\tNamibia – 183
\t\tNiger – 1,074
\t\tNigeria- 24,567
\t\tRwanda – 900
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 713
\t\tSenegal – 6,586
\t\tSeychelles – 70
\t\tSierra Leone – 1,427
\t\tSomalia – 2,894
\t\tSouth Africa – 138,134
\t\tSouth Sudan – 1,989
\t\tSudan – 9,257
\t\tTogo – 642
\t\tTunisia – 1,169
\t\tUganda – 859
\t\tZambia – 1,557
\t\tZimbabwe – 567
\"There are over 123,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent - with more than 50,000 recoveries and 3,600 deaths,\" it said.
The figures show that South Africa, Algeria and Nigeria have the highest reported cases in the continent.
According to the report, South Africa has 25,937 cases and 552 deaths, followed by Algeria with 8,857 cases and 623 deaths, while Nigeria has 8,733 confirmed cases and 254 deaths.
It said that Lesotho had only two confirmed cases with zero death.
Seychelles had 11 reported cases and zero death, while Namibia recorded 22 confirmed cases with no death.
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.
In a bid to protect children from violence in the home, Seychelles' National Assembly has passed a law banning corporal punishment.
The Children Amendment Bill was presented before members of the National Assembly on Tuesday by the Minister of Family Affairs, Mitcy Larue, who said that the law doesn't take away the rights of parents to discipline their children.
Larue said banning corporal punishment is in line with Article 3 of Seychelles' Constitution and with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a human right that came into force in September 1990.
Speaking to SNA, NCC's chief executive, Jean-Claude Matombe said the NCC, a local organisation which promotes children's rights, is in support of the statute as it is a new beginning for Seychelles to eliminate violence against children.
\"We have been raising awareness for a long time about countries using corporal punishment as a norm to discipline children.
There are now more than over 590,000 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 16 at 9:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 643,679
Active cases = 296,901
Recoveries = 332,789
Number of deaths = 13,989
Algeria – 20,770
Angola – 576
Benin – 1,378
Botswana – 399
Burkina Faso – 1,038
Burundi – 269
Cameroon – 15,173
Cape Verde – 1,837
Central African Republic – 4,362
Chad – 885
Comoros – 321
Congo-Brazzaville – 2,222
DR Congo – 8,163
Djibouti – 4,985
Egypt – 84,843
Eritrea – 232
Eswatini – 1,489
Ethiopia – 8,181
Gabon – 6,121
(The) Gambia – 64
Ghana – 25,430
Guinea – 6,276
Guinea-Bissau – 1,842
Ivory Coast – 13,403
Kenya – 11,252
Lesotho – 256
Liberia – 1,056
Libya – 1,589
Madagascar – 5,605
Malawi – 2,614
Mali – 2,433
Mauritania – 5,564
Mauritius – 343
Morocco – 16,262
Mozambique – 1,330
Namibia – 960
Niger – 1,100
Nigeria- 34,259
Rwanda – 1,435
Sao Tome and Principe – 737
Senegal – 8,369
Seychelles – 100
Sierra Leone – 1,668
Somalia – 3,083
South Africa – 311,049
South Sudan – 2,153
Sudan – 10,527
Togo – 740
Tunisia – 1,319
Uganda – 1,043
Zimbabwe – 1,089
Many countries implemented lockdowns and key public health measures early and these appear to have helped slow down the spread of the disease.
Thirteen countries in sub-Saharan Africa implemented lockdowns along with other public health and social measures nation-wide, while ten more instigated partial lockdowns in hotspots.
Preliminary analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) found that the doubling time – the number of days for case numbers to double in a given country – increased during the lockdown period in most of the countries of the region.
“Three months since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in sub-Saharan Africa, it appears that the swift actions taken by African leaders and communities has slowed the spread of the virus,” said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa.
South Africa, which following a robust testing programme reported a particularly high number of COVID-19 cases has seen its doubling time remain stable at around two weeks since the confinement measures have started to be relaxed.
Worried about the economy amidst COVID-19, young people in Seychelles say they want to see the island nation diversify away from its reliance on tourism and grow the island nation's ICT sector and agriculture production to lower its reliance on imports.
SNA spoke to several young people to get their point of view on how COVID-19 has impacted Seychelles, what changes they would like to see as well as opportunities presented.
Echoing the need to diversify the economy, Jade Jules told SNA that though the country is small, Seychelles has a lot of potential.
Angelique Popounneau, another young Seychellois, told SNA that COVID-19 has provided the country with an opportunity to test the 'working from home' concept which most organisations or people were not employing before the pandemic.
Popounneau, who is chief executive of the Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT), added that whether people will see the working from home concept continue into the future, depends on the willingness of the organisations to create work environments that work for their workers.
June 14: 31 new cases as case load hits 96
\tThirty-one (31) additional patients were diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today in tests carried out for individuals who had completed their quarantine time at Adibara and Molqi Quarantine Centers in Gash Barka Region.
Ministry of Health
Asmara
14 June 2020
June 13: 24 new cases from quarantined returnees
\tTwenty four patients (24) were diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today in tests carried out for individuals who had completed their quarantine time at Adibara Quarantine Center – Gash Barka Region, Forto Sawa Sub-zone.
13 June 2020
June 8: Nationals repatriated as new case is recorded
\tEritrea has repatriated over 250 stranded nationals from across the world, information minister Yemane Meskel disclosed on Tuesday.
The statement continues: “The positive preliminary achievement obtained so far is the outcome of the rigorous efforts undertaken to put in quarantine – within the overall GOE strategy of prevention – all the nationals that returned home in the past two months through air, land and sea travel as well as their immediate contacts in cases where this was necessary.
[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.
The electronic certificate of origin (eCO) System, developed under the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) digital free trade area will fast-track movement of goods, enhancing intra-regional trade.
Certificates of origin are issued to exporters within the Comesa Free Trade Area (FTA) to confer preferential treatment to goods originating from an FTA member State.
Comesa trade and customs director Christopher Onyango said the pilot was launched after last week’s meeting where member States agreed to develop national piloting plans to ensure that electronic certificates are implemented as soon as possible.
“The emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic calls for speedy implementation of the Comesa eCO by all member States,” said Dr Onyango, adding that eCO will spur intraregional trade and attract more investments into the region.
A technical working group (TWG) on rules of origin (RoO) is engaged on easing rules to facilitate implementation of the Comesa eCO and other trade facilitation instruments.
[Seychelles News Agency] The government of Japan is giving nearly $1 million to Seychelles to purchase medical equipment to tackle the COVID-19 crisis.
Major African stats: July 13 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 594,955
Active cases = 286,467
Recoveries = 295,242
Number of deaths = 13,246
Algeria – 19,195
Angola – 506
Burkina Faso – 1,036
Cape Verde – 1,623
Central African Republic – 4,288
Chad – 880
Comoros – 317
Congo-Brazzaville – 2,028
DR Congo – 8,033
Djibouti – 4,972
Egypt – 82,070
Eswatini – 1,351
Ethiopia – 7,560
Gabon – 5,942
Ghana – 24,518
Guinea – 6,141
Ivory Coast – 12,766
Kenya – 10,105
Lesotho – 233
Liberia – 1,010
Libya – 1,433
Madagascar – 4,867
Malawi – 2,364
Mali – 2,411
Mauritania – 5,355
Morocco – 15,745
Mozambique – 1,157
Namibia – 785
Niger – 1,099
Nigeria- 32,558
Rwanda – 1,337
Sao Tome and Principe – 729
Senegal – 8,135
Sierra Leone – 1,635
Somalia – 3,059
South Africa – 276,242
Sudan – 10,250
Togo – 720
Tunisia – 1,263
Uganda – 1,025
Zimbabwe – 985
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…
