New analysis out today by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) identifies 27 countries that are on the frontline of impending COVID-19-driven food crises, as the pandemic’s knock-on effects aggravate pre-existing drivers of hunger. No world region is immune, from Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Asia, to Haiti, Venezuela and […]
Month: July 2020
DFC to Launch Regional Team Based in Africa — Financing for Development in Africa
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced that it is launching the Africa Investment Advisor Program, which establishes a regional team based in Africa. The team will equip DFC to more proactively advance investments and expand its portfolio in this priority region, particularly as Africa continues to respond to both the health and economic fallout […]
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Coronavirus – African Union Member States (54) reporting COVID-19 cases (683,905) deaths (14,684), and recoveries (362,586) — Database of Press Releases related to Africa – APO-Source
African Union Member States (54) reporting COVID-19 cases (683,905) deaths (14,684), and recoveries (362,586) by region: Central (42,790 cases; 855 deaths; 25,994 recoveries): Burundi (273; 1; 207), Cameroon (16,157; 373; 13,728), CAR (4,389; 53; 1,288), Chad (887; 75; 800), Congo (2,633; 49; 626), DRC (8,324; 193; 4,313), Equatorial Guinea (3,071; 51; 842), Gabon (6,315; 46; […]