SDG roadmap is the way forward, according to new UN SDG Report

World Health Organization analysis is based on new modelling

Since the start of the pandemic, the continent’s capacity to manage COVID-19 cases has gradually improved.

Newly reported cases fell by 20% in the week to 16 January, while deaths dropped by 8%.

Vaccine shipments seem to be taking off but Africa is encountering headwinds.

The first time Africa has undertaken a continent-wide procurement of this magnitude, the vaccines are sufficient to immunise a third of the African people.

Over 6400 deaths were recorded, a 2% rise compared with the previous week.

2021 SDGs report finds some remarkable progress, but the pandemic has hit hard.

With case numbers doubling every three weeks, the Delta variant is spreading to a growing number of countries.

COVID-19 impact has exposed weakness of current food systems, but also revealed an opportunity to boost continental trade.