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Top 100 COVID-19 Africa Response Champions – Leading the continent’s path to Healing and Recovery

….First batch of winners unveiled as BUA Foundation, 24 Others recognized By Boma Wesley – Onugha At the appearance of the first reported case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in.

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IFC Invests in Nigeria’s Zenith Bank to Support SMEs, Address Challenges Related to COVID-19

The International Finance Corporation – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced an investment up to $100 million in Nigeria’s Zenith Bank Plc. To help it increase support to clients and companies whose cash flows have been disrupted by challenges caused by the.

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COVID-19: USP offers guidance on strategic response model to African Regulatory Authorities 

The world faces an existential threat owing to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that has now shut down major economies and caused significant global disruption. The World Health Organization.

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The African Utopia at the End of the COVID-19 Tunnel

By Cesar A. Mba ABOGO Minister of Finance, Economy and Planning of Equatorial Guinea In 1990, when Cameroon’s football team did the unthinkable and beat Argentina in the World Cup,.

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3 ways COVID-19 could actually spark a better future for Africa

In 1990, when Cameroon’s football team did the unthinkable and beat Argentina in the World Cup, the proportion of the world’s population living below the poverty line was 35.9%. Fast-forward.

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How will Covid-19 affect start-up funding in emerging markets?

Start-ups that have performed well during the implementation of social distancing and lockdown measures might offer favourable opportunities to investors amid the uncertainty, while the changing investment environment is set.

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COVID-19: Adapt or die, the need to adjust to new circumstances and crisis situations – Esther Muchemi, Kenyan Businesswoman

The Corona Virus pandemic, also known as COVID-19, has been growing exponentially in some parts of Africa, especially in recent weeks, with the region’s total rising to 29,463 cases and.

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IsDB and ITFC launches E-Learning Platform for COVID-19 Response in Africa

The initiative aims firstly to build the capacities of medical staff in African countries on their COVID-19 response protocols and approaches RABAT, Morocco — As part of the crisis response.

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Coronavirus: First patients injected in UK vaccine trial

The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford. Two volunteers were injected, the first of more than 800 people recruited for the study. Half.

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WHO urges countries not to let COVID-19 eclipse other health issues

Brazzaville, 23 April 2020 – Public health systems in Africa are coming under severe strain as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic persists. But as countries battle to bring the outbreak under control,.

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