Eswatini: COVID-19 update
Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi COVID-19 update on 02 March 2021: New cases: 61 Total cases: 17,086 Active cases: 1,475 New recoveries: 98 Total recoveries: 14,898
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Team Europe partners with Equity Bank to support Kenyan business and agriculture amid COVID-19
The financing package will support access to finance at appropriate conditions for Kenyan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including in the agriculture sector The European Union and the European Investment Bank, working together as Team Europe, are providing EUR 120 million (KES 15.8 billion) of new support for Equity Bank to enhance financing to Kenyan
COVID-19 total confirmed cases increase to 32,148 in Malawi
New cases: 140 Total active cases: 11,057 Total currently admitted: 89 (18 new) Total number of tests conducted: 199,890 (1,149 new) Total confirmed cases: 32,148* Total recovered: 19,904 (391 new) New discharges from treatment units: 13 Total deaths: 1,053 (5 new) *Out of these, 134 lost to follow-up.
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Nigeria: Children traumatised by abduction need urgent rehabilitation, say UN experts
The experts also criticised the lack of an effective investigation into the abduction of 344 students from a boys’ boarding school in Kankara, Katsina State UN experts has urged Nigeria to prioritise specialised rehabilitation measures for the hundreds of abducted children left deeply traumatised after their release and to strengthen protection measures for those at
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COVID-19: Total number of confirmed cases increase to 2,884 in Eritrea
The total number of confirmed cases in the country to-date has increased to 2,884 Eighteen patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in the Central and Southern Regions. Out of these, fourteen patients are from Quarantine Centers in Asmara, Central Region. The other four patients are from
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Royal Academy of Engineering reports impact on sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa ahead of World Engineering Day
In celebration of World Engineering Day, the Academy is also releasing a series of videos highlighting how engineers play a critical role in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals The Royal Academy of Engineering, an engineering charity focused on harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy, is showcasing
Next-generation Regional Collaborative Platform meeting kicks off for first time with regional UN entities in Africa
The new platform will engage with the African Union in April and accelerate its effort to deliver on its promise with an impact-oriented focus on implementations Africa’s regional know-how, assets and policy expertise will be more systematically channeled to the Resident Coordinators and United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs) across the continent as they help countries
Facebook launches ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women’ – a Book Spotlighting Female Leaders from across Africa
Available for free in digital and physical formats, the book provides inspirational real-life stories for future generations and young leaders As part of its celebration around International Women’s Month, Facebook has announced the launch of ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women’, a collection of beautifully inspired stories & life advice from 19 women who are
One printer for fast, high-definition CAD and poster production – the new Canon imagePROGRAF TX Series
This innovation saves time and performs an accurate, even scan across the full width, without the need for stitching or calibration Taking CAD, GIS and poster printing to a new level of productivity, Canon Europe update its successful imagePROGRAF TX Series of large format printers with five new models: the 24-inch TX-2100, 36-inch TX-3100 and
WFP appeals for solution to Yemen fuel shortages that threaten to worsen widespread food insecurity
This is a summary of what was said by WFP spokesperson Tomson Phiri – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland The United Nations World Food Programme warns that a crippling fuel shortage in Yemen is making an already catastrophic food security situation