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African countries ramp up coronavirus response to tackle fast spread

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So far, more than half of African countries have reported cases

Secretary-General António Guterres

UN launches policy brief on impact of COVID-19 in Africa, calls for global solidarity

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UN Secretary-General’s remarks at the launch of UN Policy Brief: Impact of COVID-19 in Africa

Dr. Theo-Ben Kandetu (Namibia)

We’ll get through this if we support one another

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— Dr. Theo-Ben Kandetu (Namibia)

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today released a Policy Brief which provides a preliminary analysis, from an African perspective, of the limits of international trade law in times of crisis such as now and offers powerful policy recommendations f

Covid-19 and Export Restrictions: The Limits of International Trade Law and Lessons for the AfCFTA

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The UN Economic Commission for Africa is helping to bring unique African...

Electronic trade rekindling sales for African businesses during COVID-19

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Africa’s telecoms infrastructure services need to be revamped if the continent is to effectively deliver digital health services, a new paper from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) notes.

COVID-19: Revamping Africa’s telecoms infrastructure crucial for digital health services

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Transhumant herder and families accounts for an estimated 20 per cent of the total population in West and Central Africa, are forced to stop their seasonal migration as a result of border closures.

Responding to the pandemic amid multi-layered crises in the Sahel: “Stop the virus, not the people”

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A Ugandan enterprise helps communities of farmers to overcome the effects of coronavirus.

Access to finance rescues farmers during COVID-19

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Children fill their cups at a water point built by UNICEF at Kanyosha III primary school in Bujumbura, Burundi.

AU and UN appeal for ‘stable and peaceful environment’ for Burundi elections

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UN’s Africa Renewal saluting healthcare workers on the COVID-19 frontline in Africa

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Igihozo, 11, listens to a lesson on a radio after his school was closed in Rwanda.

Radio lessons: In Africa schools are closed, but learning goes on

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Countries use radio, TV and internet to keep students engaged

-Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (AfCFTA)

AfCFTA: Implementing Africa’s free trade pact the best stimulus for post-COVID-19 economies

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— Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat