South Africa has moved to level four restrictions for 14 days as of this Monday. In a communication to the nation, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned of the spread and devastation caused by the Delta variant
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Children suffer most from worsening pandemic in Africa
Only 1.5% of the vaccines administered so far, worldwide, have been given in countries on the African continent
Oxford and AstraZeneca test vaccine against South African variant
Oxford University and AstraZeneca have begun testing in volunteers a vaccine against the Beta variant of the new coronavirus, detected in South Africa
Pandemic with similar impacts in CPLP countries revealed inequalities
The Covid-19 pandemic had a similar impact on the approach to chronic respiratory diseases in CPLP countries, but exposed several inequalities, particularly at the socioeconomic level and in access to health care
"Africa's economic recovery depends on access to vaccines" - AfDB
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, argued Tuesday that economic recovery on the continent will depend on access to vaccines, in a speech to launch the Annual Meetings, taking place this week in virtual format
Covid-19: Vaccines are in short supply in the poorest countries, WHO warns
Some countries that receive vaccines through the United Nations sharing scheme, Covax, are running out of enough doses to continue vaccination programs, the World Health Organization has warned
Multimillionaires Accelerate Gifts of Fortunes Made in the Tech World
Americans gave a record $471.4 billion to U.S. charities in 2020, much of it from fortunes made in the technology sector
IMF wants to set international minimum price for carbon
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) calls on the leaders of the most polluting countries to adopt an international carbon floor price to combat climate change
"Investments in Africa fell 16% last year" - UN
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to Africa fell by 16% last year, from $47 billion in 2019 to $40 billion in 2020
SADC meets to discuss environment and tourism in Maputo
The ministers of Land and Environment, Ivete Maibaze and Culture and Tourism, Eldevina Materula, are chairing today (18) the virtual joint meeting of the ministers responsible for environment, natural resources and tourism of the Southern African Development Community countries
Covid-19: Africa is the largest recipient of vaccine donations from China
Africa is the region that has benefited the most from Chinese donations of covid-19 vaccines, but remains in last place among regions using inoculations developed by pharmaceutical companies from the Asian country
"Vaccination should be the first economic policy," argues IMF
Vaccination is a priority over other economic policies, which must be taken by the states this year