Covid19

"All indicators are red" in Tunisia. The country is overwhelmed by the Covid-19 health crisis, according to the World Health Organization. We apologize for more than one hundred daily deaths and a total of 16,000 deaths. The highest mortality rate on the entire continent and in the Arab world. Health infrastructures, notoriously underprivileged, are overwhelmed and the country is relying more than…

In Uganda, the new containment will be in place in mid-June that associations fear a further increase in cases of early marriage in the country. During the first wave of the pandemic last year, an increase in cases was already seen, especially linked to the economic crisis caused by the restrictions. as reported from Kampala,…

The Ivory Coast is still relatively spared from the Covid-19 pandemic. Officially, it has only 158 active people, and the positivity rate for PCR tests is below 3%, "one of the lowest prices in Africa" ​​the government indicates. In total, the country has registered just over 48,000 cases of pollution and 313 deaths. The vaccination campaign is also on track and the country has placed new vaccine…

On the front page of the press in Kinshasa: Covid-19 reported bad news since the beginning of the week.

Africa officially regrets 133,000 deaths from Covid-19 2020, according to the World Health Organization. But within organizations, we realize that this figure is largely underestimated due to a lack of testing and adequate reporting. According to a US study, the real path for African victims of Covid could be three to four times higher.…

Sharp decrease in COVID-19 infections in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia has seen a sharp decrease in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, giving a breathing space to the Horn of Africa nation delayed the acquisition of vaccines that are not readily available from donors around the world whole. On Sunday, 19 new COVID-19 infections were reported out of a sample of 941 tests carried out in the…

Sophie Bouillon, correspondent for Agence France Presse (AFP) in Lagos, has just published a book dedicated to Nigeria's economic capital: Manuwa Street. She answers questions from Claire Fages. .

In Gabon, the curfew from 18.00, which has been in force since February, will be postponed to prevent the spread of Covid-19, from 21:00. The announcement was made on the evening of Friday, May 28, by President Ali Bongo Ondimba in a statement to the nation. Ali Bongo Ondimba claims that he has led to several barrier measures…

After Rwanda, Emmanuel Macron is in South Africa this Friday 28 May. A journey with a focus on health, while this country is the one that has been hit hardest by the Covid crisis on the African continent. With our special correspondent in Pretoria, Pierre FirtionAs soon as they arrived in South Africa, Emmanuel Macron was…

President Faustin Archange Touadéra made an announcement within the nationwide media to evaluate the state of affairs of the Covid-19 epidemic. As of Could 18, the nation had registered 7,015 circumstances of contamination and greater than 96 deaths for the reason that pandemic started. The state of affairs is deteriorating and the president has determined to concern a decree declaring Covid-19 an…