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Everyone is always looking for that perfect island getaway and most travelers are seeking a destination that offers sun and fun, excellent food and nightlife options, and opportunities for some self-care and pampering. If these are things that motivate your travel decisions, then look no further than the Seychelles. If you are willing to go a […]
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Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
There are now more than over 400,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when. As of May 13, every African country had recorded an infection, the last being Lesotho.
We shall keep updating this list largely sourced from the John Hopkins University tallies, Africa CDC and from official government data.
SUGGESTED READING: Africa’s COVID-19 deaths pass 100,000 mark
Major African stats: June 30 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 432,421
Active cases = 214,627
Recoveries = 207,148
Number of deaths = 10,646
Countries in alphabetical order
Algeria – 14,657
Angola – 315
Benin – 1,199
Botswana – 227
Burkina Faso – 967
Burundi – 170
Cameroon – 12,592
Cape Verde – 1,301
Central African Republic – 3,788
Chad – 868
Comoros – 303
Congo-Brazzaville – 1,382
DR Congo – 7,189
Djibouti – 4,715
Egypt – 71,299
Equatorial Guinea – 3,071
Eritrea – 215
Eswatini – 873
Ethiopia – 5,846
Gabon – 5,513
(The) Gambia – 55
Ghana – 18,134
Guinea – 5,450
Guinea-Bissau – 1,654
Ivory Coast – 9,992
Kenya – 6,941
Lesotho – 35
Liberia – 819
Libya – 891
Madagascar – 2,403
Malawi – 1,342
Mali – 2,260
Mauritania – 4,606
Mauritius – 341
Morocco – 12,969
Mozambique – 918
Namibia – 293
Niger – 1,081
Nigeria- 27,110
Rwanda – 1,063
Sao Tome and Principe – 717
Senegal – 7,054
Seychelles – 81
Sierra Leone – 1,518
Somalia – 2,944
South Africa – 168,061
South Sudan – 2,021
Sudan – 9,663
Tanzania – 509
Togo – 667
Tunisia – 1,178
Uganda – 902
Zambia – 1,632
Zimbabwe – 617
SUGGESTED READING: rolling coverage of the coronavirus outbreak in Africa II
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The Organisation of African Unity (OAU; French: Organisation de lunité africaine (OUA)) was established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, with 32 signatory governments.[1] It was disbanded on 9 July 2002 by its last chairperson, South African President Thabo Mbeki, and replaced by the African Union (AU).
The OAU had the following primary aims:
To co-ordinate and intensify the co-operation of African states in order to achieve a better life for the people of Africa.[1]
To defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of African states.
The OAU was also dedicated to the eradication of all forms of colonialism and white minority rule as, when it was established, there were several states that had not yet won their independence or were white minority-ruled. South Africa and Angola were two such countries. The OAU proposed two ways of ridding the continent of colonialism and white minority rule. Firstly, it would defend the interests of independent countries and help to pursue the independence those of still-colonised ones. Secondly, it would remain neutral in terms of world affairs, preventing its members from being controlled once more by outside powers.
A Liberation Committee was established to aid independence movements and look after the interests of already-independent states. The OAU also aimed to stay neutral in terms of global politics, which would prevent them from being controlled once more by outside forces – an especial danger with the Cold War.
The OAU had other aims, too:
Ensure that all Africans enjoyed human rights.
Raise the living standards of all Africans.
Settle arguments and disputes between members – not through fighting but rather peaceful and diplomatic negotiation.
Soon after achieving independence, a number of
There are now more than over 220,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when.
As of May 13, every African country had recorded an infection, the last being Lesotho.
Major African stats: June 15 at 07:30 GMT:
\t
\t\tConfirmed cases = 242,969
\t\tNumber of deaths = 6,524
\t\tRecoveries = 110,735
\t\tActive cases = 125,710
\t\tAlgeria – 10,919
\t\tAngola – 140
\t\tBenin – 442
\t\tBotswana – 60
\t\tBurkina Faso – 894
\t\tBurundi – 85
\t\tCameroon – 9,864
\t\tCape Verde – 750
\t\tCentral African Republic – 2,057
\t\tChad – 850
\t\tComoros – 176
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 728
\t\tDR Congo – 4,778
\t\tDjibouti – 4,465
\t\tEgypt – 44,598
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 1,306
\t\tEritrea – 96
\t\tEswatini – 490
\t\tEthiopia – 3,345
\t\tGabon – 3,463
\t\t(The) Gambia – 28
\t\tGhana – 11,964
\t\tGuinea – 4,532
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,460
\t\tIvory Coast – 5,084
\t\tKenya – 3,594
\t\tLesotho – 4
\t\tLiberia – 458
\t\tLibya – 454
\t\tMadagascar – 1,272
\t\tMalawi – 547
\t\tMali – 1,809
\t\tMauritania – 1,783
\t\tMauritius – 337
\t\tMorocco – 8,793
\t\tMozambique – 583
\t\tNamibia – 32
\t\tNiger – 980
\t\tNigeria – 16,085
\t\tRwanda – 582
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 661
\t\tSenegal – 5,090
\t\tSeychelles – 11
\t\tSierra Leone – 1,169
\t\tSomalia – 2,618
\t\tSouth Africa – 70,038
\t\tSouth Sudan – 1,693
\t\tSudan – 7,220
\t\tTanzania – 509
\t\tTogo – 531
\t\tTunisia – 1,096
\t\tUganda – 696
\t\tZambia – 1,358
\t\tZimbabwe – 383
[Seychelles News Agency] The presidential and legislative elections in Seychelles will take place October 22-24. Three candidates will contest the presidential elections and 75 candidates are vying for 26 seats in the National Assembly.
There are now more than over 80,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
SUGGESTED READING: Africa’s COVID-19 deaths pass 1,000 mark
Major African stats: May 19 at 6:00 GMT:
\t\tConfirmed cases = 88,264
\t\tNumber of deaths = 2,832
\t\tRecoveries = 33,898
\t\tActive cases = 51,534
\t\tAlgeria – 7,201
\t\tAngola – 50
\t\tBenin – 339
\t\tBotswana – 25
\t\tBurkina Faso – 796
\t\tBurundi – 42
\t\tCameroon – 3,529
\t\tCape Verde – 328
\t\tCentral African Republic – 327
\t\tChad – 519
\t\tComoros – 11
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 412
\t\tDR Congo – 1,538
\t\tDjibouti – 1,518
\t\tEgypt – 12,764
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 719
\t\tEritrea – 39
\t\tEswatini – 205
\t\tEthiopia – 352
\t\tGabon – 1,432
\t\t(The) Gambia – 24
\t\tGhana – 5,735
\t\tGuinea – 2,796
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,032
\t\tIvory Coast – 2,119
\t\tKenya – 912
\t\tLesotho – 1
\t\tLiberia – 229
\t\tLibya – 65
\t\tMadagascar – 322
\t\tMalawi – 70
\t\tMali – 874
\t\tMauritania – 81
\t\tMauritius – 332
\t\tMorocco – 6,952
\t\tMozambique – 145
\t\tNamibia – 16
\t\tNiger – 909
\t\tNigeria- 6,175
\t\tRwanda – 297
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 246
\t\tSenegal – 2,544
\t\tSierra Leone – 509
\t\tSomalia – 1,455
\t\tSouth Africa – 16,433
\t\tSouth Sudan – 290
\t\tSudan – 2,591
\t\tTogo – 330
\t\tTunisia – 1,043
\t\tUganda – 248
\t\tZambia – 761
\t\tZimbabwe – 46
The United States (US) believes China may soon have a military base in Kenya.
There are now more than over 700,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
Major African stats: July 19 at 9:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 702,663
Active cases = 320,055
Recoveries = 367,652
Number of deaths = 14,956
Algeria – 22,549
Angola – 687
Benin – 1,602
Botswana – 522
Burkina Faso – 1,047
Burundi – 310
Cameroon – 16,157
Cape Verde – 2,014
Central African Republic – 4,485
Chad – 889
Comoros – 328
Congo-Brazzaville – 2,633
DR Congo – 8,324
Djibouti – 5,003
Egypt – 87,172
Eritrea – 251
Eswatini – 1,729
Ethiopia – 9,147
Gabon – 6,315
(The) Gambia – 93
Ghana – 27,060
Guinea – 6,491
Guinea-Bissau – 1,949
Ivory Coast – 13,912
Kenya – 12,750
Lesotho – 359
Liberia – 1,088
Libya – 1,791
Madagascar – 6,849
Malawi – 2,810
Mali – 2,472
Mauritania – 5,813
Mauritius – 343
Morocco – 17,015
Mozambique – 1,435
Namibia – 1,203
Niger – 1,104
Nigeria- 36,107
Rwanda – 1,539
Sao Tome and Principe – 743
Senegal – 8,669
Seychelles – 108
Sierra Leone – 1,701
Somalia – 3,111
South Africa – 350,879
South Sudan – 2,191
Sudan – 10,682
Togo – 774
Tunisia – 1,348
Uganda – 1,062
Zambia – 2,980
Zimbabwe – 1,478
\"There are over 123,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent - with more than 50,000 recoveries and 3,600 deaths,\" it said.
The figures show that South Africa, Algeria and Nigeria have the highest reported cases in the continent.
According to the report, South Africa has 25,937 cases and 552 deaths, followed by Algeria with 8,857 cases and 623 deaths, while Nigeria has 8,733 confirmed cases and 254 deaths.
It said that Lesotho had only two confirmed cases with zero death.
Seychelles had 11 reported cases and zero death, while Namibia recorded 22 confirmed cases with no death.
Luanda — Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers will meet this Wednesday via video conference to assess the impact of the covid-19 in the region.
Angola will be represented at the meeting by a delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António.
The participants will evaluate the degree of decisions of the Council of Ministers on covid-19 as well as the impact of the pandemic on the execution of programmes.
The socio-economic impact of the pandemic and its implications for the region and the financial situation of the regional organisation and the management of disaster risks will also be one of the topics to be discussed, says a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reached Angop Tuesday.
Joining the delegation are the State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs, Esmeralda Mendonça, and the Budget, Aia-Eza da Silva , among other members of the Angolan Executive and senior officials from the Ministerial Departments.
An annual $200,000 fund for the sustainable management of the island nation's environment and ecosystem is part of the new European Union-Seychelles sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, a top official said.
\"For the first time in the history of fisheries agreement that the European Union has with another country, Seychelles has managed to set up a fund dedicated to the management of the environment and monitoring of our ecosystem.
Money for the fund will come from EU tuna vessels owners themselves,\" Seychelles' Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture, Charles Bastienne, told the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Whilst the minister and members of the ruling party supported the statement and the agreement, members of the opposition said that the deal being given to Seychelles by EU through the agreement could have been better with more benefits for the island nation.
The chairperson of the International Affairs Committee in the National Assembly, Jean-Francois Ferrari, spoke strongly on the $200,000 trust fund which he said is nothing compared to the millions in damages to Seychelles' outer islands caused by FADs left in the sea by the tuna vessels.
The continent of Africa is the worlds second-largest based on land area and population just after Asia. It has a population of around one billion people (as of 2009) and covers 20.4% of the Earths land area. Africa is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Africa is known for its biodiversity, varied topography, culture and varied climate.
The continent straddles the equator and encompasses the entire tropical band. Africas northern and southernmost countries also stretch out of the tropics (from 0° to 23.5° N and S latitude) and into the northern and southern temperate latitudes (latitudes above the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn).
As the worlds second-largest continent, Africa is divided into 53 officially recognized countries. The following is a list of Africas countries ordered by land area. For reference, the countrys population and capital city have also been included.
1) Sudan
Area: 967,500 square miles (2,505,813 sq km)
Population: 39,154,490
Capital: Khartoum
2) Algeria
Area: 919,594 square miles (2,381,740 sq km)
Population: 33,333,216
Capital: Algiers
3) Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area: 905,355 square miles (2,344,858 sq km)
Population: 63,655,000
Capital: Kinshasa
4) Libya
Area: 679,362 square miles (1,759,540 sq km)
Population: 6,036,914
Capital: Tripoli
5) Chad
Area: 495,755 square miles (1,284,000 sq km)
Population: 10,146,000
Capital: NDjamena
6) Niger
Area: 489,191 square miles (1,267,000 sq km)
Population: 13,957,000
Capital: Niamey
7) Angola
Area: 481,353 square miles (1,246,700 sq km)
Population: 15,941,000
Capital: Luanda
8) Mali
Area: 478,840 square miles (1,240,192 sq km)
Population: 13,518,000
Capital: Bamako
9) South Africa
Area: 471,455 square miles (1,221,037 sq km)
Population: 47,432,000
Capital: Pretoria
10) Ethiopia
Area: 426,372 square miles (1,104,300 sq km)
Population: 85,237,338
Capital: Addis Ababa
11) Mauritania
Area: 396,955 square
Voters in Seychelles are casting their ballots in the presidential and parliamentary elections spanning three days.
Saturday was the main and last day of voting. The exercise had opened on Thursday for voters on fringe islands and essential workers such as hospital staff in the Indian Ocean island country.
74,600 people are eligible to vote.
Most of the Indian Ocean islands making up the Seychelles, a prized honeymoon destination famed for white beaches and lush vegetation, are uninhabited and the archipelago's 98,000 residents mainly live on the islands of Mahe, Praslin and La Digue.
The opposition is hoping to unseat incumbent president Danny Faure, in power since 2016. Faure was not elected but took over after his boss, James Michel, resigned as president.
Faure is running under the United Seychelles party, which has been in power since 1977.
His main rival is the Anglican priest Wavel Ramkalawan, who is taking his sixth shot at the presidency and lost by only 193 votes to Michel in an unprecedented second round of voting in 2015.
Virus and economy
The main concern of voters is the economic situation in the country, which has suffered the loss of vital tourism -- its main earner -- because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Seychelles has recorded only 149 mostly imported cases, but the virus has been a key campaign issue, with the health minister banning election rallies which would have been a barometer of support for various candidates in a country without a polling institute.
The campaign has mainly happened over social media, where the opposition and its supporters are the most active, and on television where the country held its first ever debates between the candidates, which proved extremely popular.
Since the start of the pandemic, the economy has slowed significantly, with some 700 Seychellois losing their jobs, according to government figures.
And while average income is among the highest in Africa, the national statistics agency says that about 40 percent of Seychellois live in poverty because of the high cost of living.
Another key theme of the campaign has been corruption, a largely taboo topic in the tiny country where business and politics are often intertwined.
There are now more than over 750,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
Major African stats: July 22 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 750,451
Active cases = 325,145
Recoveries = 409,568
Number of deaths = 15,738
Algeria – 24,278
Angola – 779
Burkina Faso – 1,065
Burundi – 328
Cameroon – 16,522
Cape Verde – 2,107
Central African Republic – 4,561
Comoros – 337
Congo-Brazzaville – 2,851
DR Congo – 8,534
Djibouti – 5,027
Egypt – 89,078
Eswatini – 1,894
Ethiopia – 11,072
Gabon – 6,433
(The) Gambia – 112
Ghana – 28,989
Guinea – 6,652
Guinea-Bissau – 1,954
Ivory Coast – 14,531
Kenya – 14,168
Liberia – 1,108
Libya – 2,088
Madagascar – 7,548
Malawi – 3,045
Mali – 2,477
Mauritania – 5,985
Morocco – 17,742
Mozambique – 1,536
Namibia – 1,366
Niger – 1,113
Nigeria- 37,801
Rwanda – 1,655
Sao Tome and Principe – 746
Senegal – 8,985
Sierra Leone – 1,727
Somalia – 3,135
South Africa – 381,798
South Sudan – 2,211
Sudan – 10,992
Togo – 790
Tunisia – 1,389
Uganda – 1,072
Zambia – 3,386
Zimbabwe – 1,820
A third-round donation of medical supplies from the Jack Ma Foundation will help the Seychelles' Health Care Agency in its response plan in case of a second wave of COVID-19, a top official said on Friday.
He added that \"Jack Ma has also given us PPEs like masks, gloves, gowns and all of these will boost up our stock as part of our preparedness in the event of a second wave.\"
Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean, received a two-tonne consignment of donations from the China-based Jack Ma Foundation on March 25 as part of humanitarian aid to help fight against the spread of the COVID-19.
The relief initiative was launched by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, the Jack Ma Foundation, and Alibaba Foundation as part of actions towards implementation of the Africa joint continental strategy for COVID-19.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Seychelles has also received donations of medical supplies from different organisations and countries including the UAE, the United States, India and China among others.
April 18, 2020: Eritrea president likens COVID-19 to sudden war
\tEritrean president Isaias Afwerki has delivered his first public address on the coronavirus pandemic since the country recorded index case on March 21.
As of April 18, the Eritrea COVID-19 situation report had 35 confirmed cases, all currently under treatment – meaning the country had not recorded any recovery or death.
April 14, 2020: Eritrea cases reach 34, diaspora contributions pouring in
\tEritrea coronavirus statistics as of April 14 stood at 34, no death and no recoveries have so far been announced meaning all 34 patients were under treatment.
The country continues to celebrate the financial commitment and contributions of its diaspora in supporting government efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
He wrote: “#Eritrea: Financial contributions to bolster GOE measures on COVID-19 continue to flow from individuals, firms/ commercial enterprises in the country our communities in the Diaspora…Eloquent and veritable testimony that the nation is marching in lock-step in these hard times!”
President Hage Geingob has lashed back at the stinging criticism levelled against his administration when it comes to fighting corruption in the public sector.
While delivering his state of the nation address yesterday in the National Assembly, the head of state said his administration has made significant accomplishments in the fight against corruption and reducing public expenditure at record levels.
Probes
\"We launched investigations into alleged irregularities in the contracts for the National Oil Storage Facility and Neckartal Dam, which exposed government to currency fluctuations,\" Geingob told parliament.
In light of ongoing government measures to reduce public expenditure, Geingob said reforms were undertaken to eliminate wastage, with respect to the conditions of service and benefits for public office bearers.
Geingob attributed this to the introduction of a Public Performance Management System, legislative reforms to strengthen accountability and transparency and aforementioned investigations launched into public tender said the Whistle Blower and Witness Protection Acts would be operationalised during this term, as additional measures to strengthen the fight against corruption.
Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya are among 15 members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) ready to pilot the Comesa Electronic Certificate of Origin (eCO) system.
The eCO which is one of the latest tools developed under the Comesa Digital Free Trade Area (FTA) initiative is expected to facilitate intra-regional trade through reduction in the costs and time required in registration, application and submission of certificates and the post-verification of originating goods.
On June 10, the Comesa Secretariat undertook to collaborate with these countries to develop national piloting plans to ensure electronic certificates are implemented to boost the value of intra-Comesa trade, which has stagnated since FTA instruments were put in place in 2000.
Certificates of Origin are issued to exporters within the Comesa’s FTA to confer preferential treatment to goods originating from an FTA member.
In November last year, the 40th Meeting of the Council of Ministers adopted the draft regulations to implement the Comesa eCO system to facilitate trade for businesses and trade operators.
There are now more than over 70,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
There is no virus-free country in Africa as of May 13.
Major African stats: May 16 at 7:30 GMT:
\t\tConfirmed cases = 78,280
\t\tNumber of deaths = 2,624
\t\tRecoveries = 29,245
\t\tActive cases = 46,411
\t\tInfected countries = 54
\t\tAlgeria – 6,629
\t\tAngola – 48
\t\tBotswana – 24
\t\tBurkina Faso – 780
\t\tBurundi – 15
\t\tCameroon – 3,105
\t\tCape Verde – 326
\t\tCentral African Republic – 301
\t\tChad – 428
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 391
\t\tDR Congo – 1,298
\t\tDjibouti – 1,309
\t\tEgypt – 11,228
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 594
\t\tEswatini – 190
\t\tEthiopia – 287
\t\tGabon – 1,209
\t\t(The) Gambia – 23
\t\tGhana – 5,638
\t\tGuinea – 2,473
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 913
\t\tIvory Coast – 2,017
\t\tKenya – 781
\t\tLiberia – 219
\t\tLibya – 64
\t\tMadagascar – 238
\t\tMalawi – 63
\t\tMali – 806
\t\tMauritania – 29
\t\tMorocco – 6,652
\t\tMozambique – 119
\t\tNiger – 885
\t\tNigeria- 5,450
\t\tRwanda – 287
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 235
\t\tSenegal – 2,310
\t\tSierra Leone – 447
\t\tSomalia – 1,284
\t\tSouth Africa – 13,524
\t\tSouth Sudan – 236
\t\tSudan – 1,964
\t\tTogo – 263
\t\tTunisia – 1,035
\t\tUganda – 203
\t\tZambia – 654
\t\tZimbabwe – 42
[Africa Renewal] More than 20 African countries were to hold elections this year. As countries tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, there are valuable lessons learned from important elections held during previous Ebola outbreaks.
There are now more than over 150,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
Major African stats: June 2 at 13:00 GMT:
\t\tConfirmed cases = 158,030
\t\tNumber of deaths = 4,505
\t\tRecoveries = 67,491
\t\tActive cases = 86,034
\t\tAlgeria – 9,626
\t\tAngola – 86
\t\tBenin – 244
\t\tBotswana – 40
\t\tBurkina Faso – 881
\t\tBurundi – 63
\t\tCameroon – 6,585
\t\tCape Verde – 466
\t\tCentral African Republic – 1,173
\t\tChad – 803
\t\tComoros – 132
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 611
\t\tDR Congo – 3,495
\t\tDjibouti – 3,779
\t\tEgypt – 27,536
\t\tEritrea – 40
\t\tEswatini – 294
\t\tEthiopia – 1,486
\t\tGabon – 2,803
\t\t(The) Gambia – 25
\t\tGhana – 8,297
\t\tGuinea – 3,886
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,339
\t\tIvory Coast – 3,024
\t\tKenya – 2,093
\t\tLesotho – 2
\t\tLiberia – 316
\t\tLibya – 182
\t\tMadagascar – 908
\t\tMalawi – 358
\t\tMali – 1,351
\t\tMauritania – 668
\t\tMauritius – 335
\t\tMorocco – 7,910
\t\tMozambique – 307
\t\tNamibia – 25
\t\tNiger – 960
\t\tNigeria- 10,819
\t\tRwanda – 384
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 484
\t\tSenegal – 3,932
\t\tSierra Leone – 909
\t\tSomalia – 2,089
\t\tSouth Africa – 35,812
\t\tSouth Sudan – 994
\t\tSudan – 5,310
\t\tTogo – 445
\t\tTunisia – 1,087
\t\tUganda – 507
\t\tZambia – 1,089
\t\tZimbabwe – 206
There are now more than over 770,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
Major African stats: July 23 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 770,175
Active cases = 318,587
Recoveries = 435,142
Number of deaths = 16,446
Algeria – 24,872
Angola – 812
Benin – 1,690
Burkina Faso – 1,066
Cape Verde – 2,154
Central African Republic – 4,574
DR Congo – 8,626
Djibouti – 5,030
Egypt – 89,745
Eswatini – 1,938
Ethiopia – 11,524
Gabon – 6,588
(The) Gambia – 146
Ghana – 29,672
Guinea – 6,747
Ivory Coast – 14,733
Kenya – 14,805
Liberia – 1,114
Libya – 2,176
Madagascar – 8,162
Malawi – 3,302
Mali – 2,494
Mauritania – 6,027
Morocco – 17,962
Mozambique – 1,557
Namibia – 1,402
Niger – 1,122
Nigeria- 38,344
Rwanda – 1,689
Sao Tome and Principe – 747
Senegal – 9,121
Sierra Leone – 1,731
Somalia – 3,161
South Africa – 394,948
Sudan – 11,237
Togo – 806
Tunisia – 1,394
Uganda – 1,075
Zambia – 3,583
Zimbabwe – 2,034
Ambassador Mary Jo Wills has worked in international affairs for over three decades. Her service to the United States has taken her to Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Most recently, she held the position of U.S. Ambassador to the island nations of Seychelles and Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
Wills holds several degrees. She earned a bachelor’s degree in History from Chatham College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1973. Wills received a master’s degree in Business Administration from Virginia Tech and a master’s degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College in Washington, D.C. As of this writing, she is a doctoral candidate at Virginia Tech’s Center for Public Administration and Policy.
Wills’s experience in U.S. Foreign Service began in 1980 when she served as a State Department desk officer first for Nigeria and then for Sierra Leone and Gambia. From 1999 to 2002, Wills was the Deputy Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Milan, Italy. From 2003 to 2004, she was back in Washington serving as Chief of the Special Trade Activities Division and Deputy Chief of the Textile Trade Policy Division within the Economic Bureau of the Department of State. Within the Economic Bureau, she also worked as an International Economist in the European Bureau’s Office of Economic and Regional Affairs.
From 2004 to 2007, Wills was the Office Director of the Africa Bureau’s Economic Policy Staff. In 2007, she became the Director for Southern African Affairs and from 2009 to 2010, Wills served as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs.
In December 2009, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Barack Obama’s appointment of Mary Jo Wills as Ambassador to Mauritius and the Seychelles. On February 18, 2010, Wills presented her credential to President Sir Anerood Jugnauth of the Republic of Mauritius and began her ambassadorship.
In her work as Ambassador, Wills engaged officials from Mauritius and Seychelles to address a range of issues including pollution, effects of
June 13: Mauritius lifts lockdown, beaches to reopen
\tMauritius has been cited as an example in the fight against the COVID-19.
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May 30: Mauritius ends lockdown
\tMauritius’ lockdown will be lifted midnight Saturday, May 30 per Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth’s announcement on Friday.
Confirmed cases = 335
Number of deaths = 10
Recoveries = 322
Active cases = 3
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May 12: Mauritius virus-free after total recoveries
\tMauritius declared total recoveries from coronavirus infections as of May 11, 2020.
May 4: No new case in 8 days amid lockdown extension
\tMauritius recorded no new COVID-19 cases for the past eight days, according to statistics provided by the National Communication Committee on Monday 4 May.
The sanitary curfew put in place on March 20, and which should have ended today, has been extended until June 1, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced last Friday.
America’s Black Ambassadors: A HistoricalSnapshot
Since 1949, 149 black Americans haveserved as U.S. ambassadors. Prior to 1949, they had served as official U.S.diplomats as ministers, envoys, Foreign Service officers, or consuls as farback as the mid-nineteenth century. Some historians claim the first blackAmerican diplomat was Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett, who was appointed ministerto Haiti by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1869, but others have suggested itwas William Alexander Leidesdorff, who was appointed viceconsul in Yerba Buena, Mexico, (today’s San Francisco) on October 29, 1845. Basset was appointed by a U.S. president whereas Leidesdorff was appointed by the Tomas O. Larkin, the U.S. consulin Monterey, Mexico. Regardless of whose argument one accepts, or whatinterpretation of a diplomat these instances utilize, it is clear that blackAmericans’ official involvement and leadership as representatives of thecountry in its relations with foreign nations began well before the twentieth century.
No account of black American history inU.S. foreign and diplomatic affairs would be complete without reference tocertain trailblazers like Frederick Douglass, Dr. Ralph Bunch, General CollinPowell, or Dr. Condoleezza Rice. Dr. Bunche is perhaps the most prominenttwentieth-century example of this elite class of black diplomatic leaders. Hewon the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in mediating a series ofarmistice agreements between four Arab states (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, andSyria) and Israel. During his career at the United Nations, Dr. Bunche alsoplayed a significant role in mediating several other international conflictsand developing international peacekeeping techniques and policies. Although he neverheld the official title or rank of U.S. ambassador, he certainly positivelyimpacted the road that later black ambassadors would follow.
Since 1893 when the title ofambassador was first officially used in U.S. diplomatic history, there havebeen more than two thousand two hundred Americans who have held this
When the new coronavirus hit Tanzania in mid-April, President John Magufuli called for three days of national prayer to seek God’s protection from the scourge.
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