Tag:Covid-19 Pandemic

Health

WHO says Africa faces steepest COVID-19 surge yet

Africa is facing a surge in the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, says Dr Matshidiso Moeti. Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa,...

Michael Simire - June 24, 2021

Land Degradation

World Desertification Day: Restore land to help deal with global crises, leaders urge

World leaders are rallying support for a coordinated and coherent approach to reverse the loss of healthy land in light of the role it...

Michael Simire - June 18, 2021

Health

Africa’s COVID-19 infections surging by 20% amid third wave – WHO

The COVID-19 positive cases in Africa is surging by 20 per cent on a weekly basis, as most countries in the continent enters a...

Michael Simire - June 17, 2021

Health

Covid claims over 600,000 lives in the U.S.

More than 600,000 people in the United States are known to have died of Covid-19 as of Wednesday, June 16, 2021, according to data compiled by...

Michael Simire - June 17, 2021

Climate Change

Green recovery: Mayors pledge to integrate climate goals in local authorities’ plans

Mayors have pledged to integrate environmental and climate goals in the development plans of local authorities and in post-COVID economic recovery plans in order...

Michael Simire - June 15, 2021

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COVID-19: G7 institutions, partners to recover, grow Africa with $80bn

The G7 Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB), European Bank for...

Michael Simire - June 14, 2021

Health

G7 Summit: COVID-19 vaccines should be considered ‘global public goods’ – Guterres

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday, June 11, 2021 that lifesaving Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines should be considered “global public goods” and a way...

Michael Simire - June 13, 2021

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