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8 May 2020
sg.news.yahoo.com
8 May 2020
afrique.latribune.fr
8 May 2020
www.theguardian.com
The Covid-19 pandemic could “smoulder” in Africa for several years after killing as many as 190,000 people in the coming 12 months, the World Health Organization has said.
8 May 2020
https://imvahonshya.co.rw
Mu gihembwe cya kane cy’umwaka wa 2019 Leta y’u Rwanda yashoye miriyari zirenga 340 z’amafaranga y’u Rwanda mu bikorwa bitandukanye birimo kugura ibikoresho na serivisi mu nzego zitandukanye, kwishyura imishahara, imyenda n’ibindi byishyuwe na Leta.
7 May 2020
www.mapexpress.ma
La pandémie du nouveau coronavirus «aggrave le sort des femmes en Afrique», qui constituent la grande majorité du personnel en première ligne dans la lutte contre le COVID-19, estime la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-ONU), basée à Addis-Abeba.
7 May 2020
africanbusinessmagazine.com
Before it happened, the idea of locking down millions of urban Africans seemed unthinkable. From Johannesburg to Accra, Nairobi to Lagos, teeming streets and bustling markets sit at the heart of the vibrant, chaotic and joyful shared experience of millions.
7 May 2020
www.fin24.com
As African countries weigh the consequences of lifting their lockdowns, they should guard against zero-sum policies aimed at saving only lives or the economy, some of the continent's leading economic think tanks have warned.
7 May 2020
https://fr.allafrica.com/
La grosse vague de la pandémie de coronavirus semble être dépassée en Asie et en Europe de l'Est, contrairement aux États-Unis ou en Afrique. Un état de fait qui met les gouvernements du monde, notamment ceux du continent noir, face au défi majeur du déconfinement ou de l'allègement des mesures barrières.
7 May 2020
https://indepthnews.net
Amid multifold theories and disinformation spreading around the COVID-19 in Africa, it is important for African governments to consider strengthening the existing health systems and infrastructures, and allocate substantial funds for health research and production of basic equipment, for attaining sustainable development goals set in the African Agenda 2063, according to experts.
7 May 2020
www.bloomberg.com
African finance ministers are meeting on Thursday to discuss debt-relief proposals, according to a top United Nations official.
7 May 2020
www.nytimes.com
African nations are facing a surge of COVID-19 cases with less than one intensive care bed and one ventilator per 100,000 people, a Reuters survey has found.
7 May 2020
www.dailytrust.com.ng
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country has welcomed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) prompt response to the Federal Government’s request for financial assistance to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and shore up the country’s failing economy by approving a loan of $3.4bn in emergency support.
7 May 2020
https://news-24.fr
Les pays africains sont confrontés à une flambée de cas de COVID-19 avec moins d'un lit de soins intensifs et un ventilateur pour 100 000 personnes, selon une enquête de Reuters.
7 May 2020
www.mafrique.info
La pandémie du nouveau coronavirus «aggrave le sort des femmes en Afrique», qui constituent la grande majorité du personnel en première ligne dans la lutte contre le COVID-19, estime la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA-ONU), basée à Addis-Abeba.
7 May 2020
www.marketscreener.com
African countries are turning their attention to lockdown exit plans as they seek to limit economic and societal damage with figures from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) showing the continent losing about 2.5 percent of its GDP in one month or $65 billion.
6 May 2020
guardian.ng
With urban consumption and expenditure projected to drop as a result of the pandemic impact, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has urged African governments to consolidate efforts and define stimulus measures to mitigate national and regional economic impacts.
6 May 2020
www.marketscreener.com
As governments divert resources to deal with the public health crisis, safety, security and access to justice services will no longer be readily available to victims of domestic violence. This is according to a report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on the impact of COVID-19 in Africa.
6 May 2020
www.opinion-internationale.com
Dans le prolongement de la tribune « Covid-19 : Et pendant ce temps-là en Afrique » co-signée avec Patrice Fonlladosa, publiée en fin de semaine dernière à la une d’Opinion Internationale, voici une série de trois analyses de Rémi Bourgarel, Président de Services for Environment, qui décline plus en détail la complexité de cette crise inédite du coronavirus en Afrique.
6 May 2020
allafrica.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have provided technical and financial support to the Liptako-Gourma Integrated Development Authority (LGA) to carry out a study on the feasibility of an autonomous financing mechanism for the institution.
5 May 2020
http://rwandatoday.africa
Development experts at United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have called on African governments to establish stimulus packages for women in the informal sector to facilitate revival of their businesses post Covid-19.
5 May 2020
https://theexchange.africa
On Monday, May 4 2020, a section on Nairobi residents living in a slum in Kariobangi woke up to the demolition of their structures by bulldozers.
5 May 2020
https://thenationonlineng.net
Findings have shown that labour migration is an essential component that facilitates regional integration and economic development in Africa. Research on the impacts of immigration on the economy of developing countries carried out by the Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) reveals that migrant...