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Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 15 May 2021, 9 am EAT

African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (4,677,798), deaths (125,890) and recoveries (4,232,974) by region: Central (166,788 cases; 2,640 deaths; 151,994 recoveries): Burundi (4,282; 6; 3,655), Cameroon (74,946; 1,152; 70,497), CAR (6,992; 96; 6,442), Chad (4,897; 173; 4,677), Congo (11,343; 148; 10,191), DRC (30,511; 775; 26,601), Equatorial Guinea (7,694; 112; 7,279), Gabon (23,799; 143; […]

Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics in South Africa (9 May 2021)

Tests conducted: 10,887,709 Positive cases identified: 1,596,595 Total recoveries: 1,516,256 Total deaths: 54,735 New cases: 1,778 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa, Department of Health. Media filesDownload logo

Coronavirus – Africa: The Chairperson of the AUC welcomes the USA decision for waiver of intellectual property rights for Covid19 vaccines

Download logo The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the announcement of the United States of America to support South Africa and India’s call for the temporary waiver of intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization. The Chairperson commends this important show of global leadership by the […]

South African Spending: How to keep the country saving

Did you know that the country’s national savings rate jumped from 14.2% in December 2020 to 18% in the first quarter of this year – the highest it has been since 2010 [i]? According to the South African Reserve Bank, this is a reflection of household spending patterns amid the uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic. Hennie Blignaut, […]

South African Rand Falls – What Will Be in the Future?

Riots and stringent COVID-19 regulations caused significant damage to the South African economy at the start of the third quarter, according to new data released on Wednesday.   More than 300 people were killed and hundreds of businesses were robbed as some of the worst violence seen in South Africa since the end of apartheid […]

Africa as an important participant in the global economy

FDI, also known as foreign direct investment, has been virtually solely concentrated in Africa on the exploitation and export of natural resources for over a century. However, the momentum has changed after the turn of the 2000 and the tendency has finally changed in recent years. Global investors are more likely to visit Africa for […]

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (18 May 2021)

469 people have tested positive to the disease, from a sample size of 6,244 tested in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate is now 7.5%. Total confirmed positive cases are now 166,006 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,752,693. New cases by County; Kisumu 102, Nairobi 77, Mombasa 27, Kericho 27, Siaya 18, […]

Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 reported cases in Ethiopia (12 May 2021)

Daily: Laboratory test: 5,722 Cases: 695 Severe cases: 659 New deaths: 27 Recovery: 2,241 Total: Laboratory test: 2,634,674 Active cases: 45,619 Total cases: 264,367 Total deaths: 3,938 Total recovery: 214,808 Total vaccinated: 1,397,647 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo

Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 reported cases in Ethiopia (9 May 2021)

Daily: Laboratory test: 5,303 Cases: 485 Severe cases: 740 New deaths: 17 Recovery: 1,716 Total: Laboratory test: 2,620,593 Active cases: 48,782 Total cases: 262,702 Total deaths: 3,888 Total recovery: 210,030 Total vaccinated: 1,295,723 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (9 May 2021)

New cases: 316 Sample size: 4,251 Positvity rate: 7.4% Recoveries: 62 Recorded deaths: 12 Cumulative tests: 1,719,289 Total confirmed cases: 163,554 Total recoveres: 111,1941 Cumulative fatalities: 2,895 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Media filesDownload logo

Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 reported cases in Ethiopia (6 May 2021)

Daily: Laboratory test: 4,914 Cases: 663 Severe cases: 748 New deaths: 27 Recovery: 2,050 Total: Laboratory test: 2,604,376 Active cases: 51,520 Total cases: 260,802 Total deaths: 3,822 Total recovery: 205,458 Total vaccinated: 1,237,826 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (6 May 2021)

New cases: 705 Sample size: 8,853 Positvity rate: 8.0% Recoveries: 711 Recorded deaths: 25 Cumulative tests: 1,701,385 Total confirmed cases: 162,098 Total recoveres: 110,480 Cumulative fatalities: 2,850 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Media filesDownload logo

Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 reported cases in Ethiopia (5 May 2021)

Daily: Laboratory test: 5,733 Cases: 785 Severe cases: 777 New deaths: 23 Recovery: 729 Total: Laboratory test: 2,599,462 Active cases: 52,934 Total cases: 260,139 Total deaths: 3,795 Total recovery: 203,408 Total vaccinated: 1,215,934 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (5 May 2021)

489 people have tested positive to the disease, from a sample size of 4,426 tested in the last 24 hours. Our positivity rate is at 11.0%. From the cases 449 are Kenyans while 40 are foreigners. Total confirmed positive cases are now 161,393 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,692,532. 552 patients have recovered […]

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (4 May 2021)

345 people have tested positive to the disease, from a sample size of 6,686 tested in the last 24 hours. Our positivity rate is at 5.2%. Total confirmed positive cases are 160,904 and cumulative tests conducted are 1,688,106. 140 patients have recovered from the disease, 82 from Home Based & Isolation Care, while 58 are from […]

Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 reported cases in Ethiopia (4 May 2021)

Daily: Laboratory test: 3,638 Cases: 541 Severe cases: 822 New deaths: 15 Recovery: 1,523 Total: Laboratory test: 2,593,729 Active cases: 52,901 Total cases: 259,354 Total deaths: 3,772 Total recovery: 202,679 Total vaccinated: 1,194,578 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo