A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter, and read on for the latest on rich countries hoarding the global vaccine supply, an outbreak of polio in Uganda, and the pandemic’s impact on children’s cancer care in Africa.
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Shocking symbol: Europe is set to receive millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses produced in South Africa. Up to 10 million Johnson & Johnson shots...
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A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter, and read on for why we could be seeing just the tip of the iceberg of the third wave in Africa, how wealthy nations are shooting themselves in the foot, and the latest on the feared outbreak of the Marburg virus in West Africa.
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Overwhelmed: Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa have ticked over...
Last month, we celebrated Malala Day and Mandela Day: two incredible changemakers who have dedicated their lives to fighting injustice. As part of the celebrations, we composed a list of 10 well-known activists who lead, educate, and inspire us to change the world and asked ONE supporters to vote for their favourite.
Over 1,500 supporters across Africa cast their votes. Here are the top three activists they chose:
In first place with 32% of the votes is South African anti-apartheid revolutionary...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter, and read on for the latest on the surging death toll from COVID-19 in Africa, the deadly cholera outbreak in Nigeria, and a major step forward in financing a global economic recovery.
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Surging: Deaths from COVID-19 in Africa are surging, with the average daily number of confirmed deaths ticking past 1,000 for the first...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter, and read on for the impact of the pandemic on global education, Africa’s record COVID-19 death rate, and warnings of an impending “orphan crisis.”
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Grim milestone: This week, Africa’s daily death COVID-19 rate tipped over the peak reached in January. ONE’s COVID-19 Africa Tracker shows that in the week to 26 July, more...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter, and read on for the latest on the third wave of infections engulfing Africa, warning signs in South Africa of COVID’s aftershocks in developing countries, and the “silent outbreak” of another deadly virus in West Africa.
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Destructive pathway: COVID-19 infections in Africa are increasing at their fastest rate ever, with over 1 million confirmed...
Ahead of the Global Education Summit on July 28-29, hosted by the United Kingdom and Kenya in London, 82 civil society organizations and 14 Members of Parliament together with 6 artists and 43 individuals on the continent all from over 22 countries are asking African Heads of State to protect domestic public financing of education in their countries.
They are also urging them to endorse President Uhuru Kenyatta’s political statement on education. In it, he calls on them to prioritize,...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter, and read on for how the pandemic is affecting food security and social unrest in Africa, the disappointing outcome of this week’s G20 meeting, and Africa’s “vaccine revolution.”
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Fallout of COVID-19 pandemic causes spike in world hunger
Critical juncture: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a dramatic worsening of world hunger – in 2020, just under...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter, and read on for the latest on Africa’s third wave, how the pandemic is hitting Africa’s tourism sector, and how healthcare workers are storming markets to promote vaccine uptake.
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Africa’s worst week since the pandemic started
Nothing we have seen before: This week was Africa’s worst since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Confirmed cases...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter, and read on for the latest on this week’s Generation Equality Forum, and Africa’s third wave.
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Governments, businesses and philanthropists commit $40 billion to fight for gender equality
Time for change: The Generation Equality Forum taking place in Paris this week is an opportunity to ensure that gender is at the heart of the post-COVID...