Mauritania: CoronaVirus Meter

Lack of Covid-19 testing undermines Africa's 'success'

1d | YAHOO!

There is a general consensus among those in charge of health policy on the continent that testing rates are woefully low, and ...

Oxfam Withdraws Operations from 18 Countries Amid COVID-19 Related Financial Pressures

6d | Time

The international development organization Oxfam announced on Wednesday that it will withdraw its operations in 18 countries ...

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces New Awards to Strengthen Covid-19 Response in Communities Across Africa and Asia

3h | Daily Journal

The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that it will award three new grants to support organizations that are working with countries, communities and regions ...

FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 5.7 million, death toll tops 354,900

6h | Thomson Reuters Foundation

More than 5.71 million people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 354,909 have died, a Reuters tally shows. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and ...

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

6d | Seattle Times

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

West African food trade under strain as COVID-19 shuts borders

1d | Thomson Reuters Foundation

Trading across borders in West Africa, with its rutted roads and bribe-hungry police, has never been easy. But restrictions imposed by governments in response to COVID-19 are crippling the trade in ...

COVID-19 tally rises in Algeria, Mauritania

8d | Turkish Press

ALGIERS, Algeria Health authorities in the countries of Algeria and Mauritania confirmed more fatalities and infections due ...

Post-coronavirus: More sorrow for Africa’s new oil and gas producers

1d | The Africa Report

Saharan Africa once designated as “prospective producers” are facing a different challenge in addition to the current drop in ...

WHO calls for an independent review of the global response to COVID-19

4d | Ventures Africa

The World Health Organization(WHO) has adopted a resolution that calls for an independent review of the global response to ...

Coronavirus: Mauritania records more than 200 cases, takes new measures in management of pandemic

5d | PanaPress

The spokesperson for the Mauritanian government, Sidi Salem, Friday announced new measures to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ahead of the end of Ramadan this weekend ...

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces New Awards to Strengthen Covid-19 Response in Communities Across Africa and Asia

3h | Daily Journal

The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that it will award three new grants to support organizations that are working with countries, communities and regions ...

Mauritania's number of COVID-19 cases rise to 26

13d | China Internet Information Center

"There are 5 cases in Nouakchott and one in the province of Assaba," the official news agency said, quoting the country's health ministry. Health authorities in Mauritania reported on Wednesday and ...

FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 5.7 million, death toll tops 354,900

6h | Thomson Reuters Foundation

More than 5.71 million people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 354,909 have died, a Reuters tally shows. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries 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, ...

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 ...

Lack of coronavirus testing undermines Africa's 'success'

1d | Ghanaweb.com

Click to read all about coronavirus → The relatively low number of coronavirus cases in Africa so far "have raised hopes that ...

Covid-19 Is Yet To Shake Africa, But New Modeling Suggests A Tsunami Of Infections Is Coming

13d | IFLScience

Currently, Africa has relatively few Covid-19 cases compared to many parts of the world, but new modeling suggests an ...

10 Arab Countries Shared their Lessons Learned in Preparing & Responding to COVID -19 During their Participation in UNDRR ROAS Webinar

7h | ReliefWeb

English News and Press Release on World and 10 other countries about Disaster Management, Food and Nutrition, Epidemic and more; published on 28 May 2020 by UNDRR ...

Africa coronavirus crisis: Quarter of a BILLION face infection - outbreak to last YEARS

9d | Daily Express

AFRICA is bracing for a huge coronavirus crisis, with nearly a quarter of a billion people across the continent's 47 ...

Coronavirus, locusts, flooding pose 'triple threat' in Africa

6d | Sydney Morning Herald

The added threat of COVID-19 imperils a region that already was home to about 20 per cent of the world's population of ...

Africa coronavirus crisis: Quarter of a BILLION face infection - outbreak to last YEARS

9d | Daily Express

AFRICA is bracing for a huge coronavirus crisis, with nearly a quarter of a billion people across the continent's 47 ...

Locusts, COVID-19 and flooding pose 'triple threat' in Africa

6d | The Japan Times

Locusts, COVID-19 and deadly flooding pose a "triple threat” to millions of people across East Africa, officials warned ...

US diverts resources to fight Covid-19 in Africa

3d | Daily Monitor

The US State Department has approved the diversion of military medical personnel and equipment intended for peacekeeping and ...

Coronavirus cyber attackers going after hospitals

8d | Sydney Morning Herald

Cyber attackers, including foreign governments, are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to try to hack the computer ...

COVID-19: Kuwait to lay off 600,000 marginal workers

10d | Gulf News

Kuwait to apply quota system so that largest community will not exceed 20% of expats Abu Dhabi: The first step towards ...

Oxfam to close in 18 countries and cut 1,500 staff amid coronavirus pressures

7d | The Guardian

More cuts in the UK expected as global funding crisis follows Haiti sex-abuse scandal and charity shop lockdown closures ...

Coronavirus - African Union Member States (54) reporting COVID-19 cases (108,109) deaths (3,260), and recoveries (42,937)

3d | Middle East North Africa Financial Network

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 24, 2020/APO Group/ -- African Union Member States (54) reporting COVID-19 cases (108,109) deaths (3,260), and recoveries (42,937) by region: Central (11,180 cases; 330 ...

Tests vital for Africa's fight against coronavirus

1d | BBC

The Seychelles last reported a case in early April and the 11 confirmed coronavirus cases have all recovered. Namibia had not had a case for more than a month until two women who were in quarantine, ...

Coronavirus: US death rate increases over last 24 hours — as it happened

6d In Depth | The Financial Times

France’s economic downturn shows signs of easing in May. Premier Inn parent Whitbread to raise £1bn in rights issue.

Locusts, Covid-19 and flooding pose a 'triple threat' to millions across East Africa, UN warns

6d | Daily Mail

A mammoth new swarm of the locusts, numbering in the billions, is on the move in East Africa, where some countries haven't ...