Djibouti: CoronaVirus Meter

Chinese medical expert decorated by Djibouti for COVID-19 prevention

5h | Global Times

The Chinese medical team takes a photo with local doctors in Djibouti in May. Photo: Courtesy of West China Hospital of ...

Djibouti is Treating All COVID Patients with Chloroquine, But Scientists Urge Caution

6d | Voice of America

Djibouti has more than 1,800 COVID-19 cases, making it the African country with the highest number of cases per 100,000 ...

Djibouti reports 229 new COVID-19 cases as tally surges to 2,697

23h | China Internet Information Center

Djibouti's Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced 229 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Horn of Africa nation to 2,697 as of Wednesday afternoon. The Djibouti ...

How a Post-COVID-19 Revival Could Kickstart Africa’s Free Trade Area

23h | Inter Press Service

Studies by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and others state that the ...

Xi Jinping says China strengthening armed forces amid tensions with US over coronavirus

2d | USA Today

Beijing says it will improve its preparedness for military combat. In the background: heightened U.S. tensions.

Food crisis likely to worsen in the Middle East and North Africa as COVID-19 continues [EN/AR]

1d | ReliefWeb

Arabic News and Press Release on Yemen and 27 other countries about Agriculture, Education, Children, Women, Epidemic and ...

How WHO is supporting refugees and migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic

5h | World Health Organization

"The principle of solidarity and the goal of serving vulnerable people underpin the work of both our organizations," said Dr ...

Triple Emergencies of COVID-19, Flooding & Locusts Makes Somalia Susceptible to Human Trafficking

9h | Inter Press Service

While simultaneously suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, flooding and a locust crisis, Somalia, could well see a rise in ...

East Africa: Millions face triple disasters of floods, locusts and COVID-19

1d | World Socialist Web Site

With water levels rising, some 40 million people living in major cities are at a heightened risk of flooding and ...

How WHO is supporting refugees and migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic

5h | World Health Organization

"The principle of solidarity and the goal of serving vulnerable people underpin the work of both our organizations," said Dr ...

Triple Emergencies of COVID-19, Flooding & Locusts Makes Somalia Susceptible to Human Trafficking

9h | Inter Press Service

While simultaneously suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, flooding and a locust crisis, Somalia, could well see a rise in ...

Djibouti's COVID-19 cases surge to 2,047 as 219 new cases confirmed

6d | China Internet Information Center

Djibouti's Ministry of Health on Thursday announced 219 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Horn of Africa nation to 2,047 as of Thursday afternoon. The Djiboutian ...

East Africa: Millions face triple disasters of floods, locusts and COVID-19

1d | World Socialist Web Site

With water levels rising, some 40 million people living in major cities are at a heightened risk of flooding and ...

Locusts, COVID-19, flooding pose ‘triple threat’ in Africa

7d | Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Locusts, COVID-19 and deadly flooding pose a “triple threat” to millions of people across East Africa, ...

Coronavirus, floods and locust swarms: Kenya is fighting a 'triple whammy' of crises

10d | CNBC

Already navigating the coronavirus pandemic and the worst invasion of desert locusts for more than 25 years, parts of East ...

COVID-19 cases reach 1331 in Djibouti

11d | China Internet Information Center

The ministry also announced that some 950 people who have been infected with the COVID-19 have recovered. Djibouti has so far conducted a total of about 17,106 COVID-19 tests, according to the ...

Coronavirus will undercut navy recruitment

2d | American Enterprise Institute

Bates Advertising unveiled a new Navy slogan to accompany a series of recruiting commercials. Television spots ran showing sailors disembarking in Hong Kong, exploring their exotic sites before ...

Covid-19 Outbreak in Nigeria Is Just One of Africa’s Alarming Hot Spots

11d | New York Times

Dozens of doctors are infected and gravediggers are overwhelmed in Kano, Nigeria’s second-largest city, where inaction led to ...

Coronavirus Seen Doubling Need for Food Aid in East Africa

9d | Bloomberg on MSN.com

The number of acutely food insecure people in East Africa and the Horn of Africa is likely to increase to between 34 million ...

Coronavirus Seen Doubling Need for Food Aid in East Africa

9d | Bloomberg on MSN.com

The number of acutely food insecure people in East Africa and the Horn of Africa is likely to increase to between 34 million ...

FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 5.6 million, death toll tops 350,500

23h | Thomson Reuters Foundation

More than 5.6 million people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 350,599 have died, a Reuters tally shows. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and ...

MMC 4Mi snapshot: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on refugees and migrants in Kenya and Somaliland

8d | ReliefWeb

English Infographic on Somalia and 5 other countries about Protection and Human Rights, Children, Refugees, Epidemic and more ...

Africa COVID-19 cases top 100 000

5d | World Health Organization

The COVID-19 pandemic today reached a milestone in Africa, with more than 100 000 confirmed cases. The virus has now spread ...

MMC 4Mi snapshot: Awareness of COVID-19 and access to services among refugees and migrants in Kenya and Somaliland

8d | ReliefWeb

English Infographic on Somalia and 5 other countries about Health, Protection and Human Rights, Children, Refugees, Epidemic ...

The Coronavirus Threatens China's Belt and Road Loans

7d | New York Times

Nations want Beijing to forgive or renegotiate loans as their economies suffer. Doing so would be costly. Saying no could ...

Egypt: World Bank Provides US$ 50 million in Support of Coronavirus Emergency Response under new Fast-Track Facility

11d | World Bank

The World Bank approved US$50 million for Egypt as an emergency response under the World Bank Group’s new Fast Track COVID-19 ...

COVID-19 risks in East Africa heighten as severe floods displace nearly half a million people

13d | ReliefWeb

English News and Press Release on Uganda and 7 other countries about Food and Nutrition, Health, Children, IDPs, Epidemic, Flash Flood and more; published on 15 May 2020 by ...

Nearly quarter of a billion people in Africa will catch coronavirus and up to 190,000 could die

13d | Medical Xpress

Nearly a quarter of a billion people across Africa will catch coronavirus during the first year of the pandemic, and up to ...

Africa in the news: Lesotho, Burundi, Malawi, and COVID-19 updates

12d | Brookings Institution

Lesotho's prime minister to resign, complications in Burundi and Malawi elections, and COVID-19 reopenings and increases in ...