Coronavirus

In its economic report, published on Wednesday, December 16, the World Bank estimates that almost 1.9 million more Malagasy people will fall below the poverty line, bringing the poverty rate to almost 78%, the highest in the country. country since 2012. as reported from Madagascar, Laure VerneauThe economy contracted by 4.2%…

The previous president of Burundi and the previous Excessive Consultant of the African Union for Mali and the Sahel have died on the age of 71. He died that evening whereas on his method to a hospital in Paris. Pierre Buyoya had contracted the coronavirus whereas in Bamako, Mali. He had been in hospital for per week in Mali's…

While the Democratic Republic of Congo is hit by a second wave of Covid-19, the country will experience its first national curfew this Friday, December 18 in the evening. It starts at 21 and lasts until kl. Traffic under the curfew will be subject to a special permit from the provincial authority, with the exception of persons in emergencies. This decision will affect many Congolese and many are…

President Félix Tshisekedi has decided on an unlimited national curfew to deal with the second wave of Covid-19. A measure that will take effect on Friday 18 December. About 15,000 cases, including more than 360 deaths, have been registered across the country, but the authorities assure that the signals are red. as reported…

Third day of consciousness marketing campaign towards coronavirus pandemic within the public transport sector. The Ministry of Transport, which manages the operation, has invited drivers to require customers to put on masks earlier than boarding their autos. as reported from Nouakchott, Salem Mejbour SalemThe directions from…

Because the virus appeared within the nation in March final 12 months, the variety of deaths because of the pandemic appears restricted, regardless of the robust unfold of it all through the territory. A scientific research performed by the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar with the Ministry of Well being reveals that 40% of the inhabitants has been contaminated with the virus.…

Following a decision by Félix Tshisekedi, the DRC takes new drastic measures to fight the coronavirus. On Tuesday night, the president decided to decide on a curfew across the entire national territory from this Friday. Now 22 of the country's 26 provinces are affected and the number of cases is exploding in the capital Kinshasa and in northern Kivu.…

Is Rwanda experiencing a second wave of Covid-19? In current days, the nation has registered a peak in contamination, with a few hundred circumstances detected per day. Figures have hardly ever been reached for the reason that pandemic started in Rwanda, which has to this point been comparatively sparse. The federal government, which in current weeks has reopened sure sectors of the economic system,…

In Madagascar, a nine-month scientific research by the Institut Pasteur and the Ministry of Well being means that 40% of the inhabitants would have been in touch with the Covid-19 virus. A vital determine for the nation. It was a thunderstorm for the Huge Island. The so-called "seroprevalence amongst Malagasy blood donors"…

Mauretanian Ousmane Diagana, Vice President of the World Bank for West and Central Africa, announces that he is mobilizing $ 50 billion for employment and $ 12 billion for the vaccine against Covid-19. Online from Washington, he answers questions from Christophe Boisbouvier. .