UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for the immediate end to all violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) as nearly 60,000 people have been forced to seek refuge in neighbouring countries since December, a two-fold rise in just one week. Most have fled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), across the…
West and Central Africa: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (7 – 13 January 2021)
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INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES AS SECOND WAVE HITS
Several countries in the region have adopted new lockdown measures to contain the COVID-19 spread, as the second wave has hit many countries in the region. An increase of cases was recorded in the last quarter of 2020 through January 2021.
Eight countries in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali,
Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo) have recorded their highest number of cases during the second wave. In Nigeria, cases reached a record 100,000 on January 10. A rapid increase in cases during the second wave has also been noted in Sahel countries, with 19,559 recorded cases in Central Sahel. The second wave may be potentially dangerous for many countries in the region with weak public health systems. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected over 2.7 million people in Africa and killed 65,000 in 2020.
Ambassade d Allemagne - Libreville
Ambassade d Allemagne au Togo
Ambassade d Italie à Alger en Algérie
Ambassade de Côte d´Ivoire en Espagne
Ambassade de Djibouti à Washington, D.C., États-Unis
Ambassade de France à Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire
Ambassade de France à Asmara, Erythrée
Ambassade de France à Bissau, Guinée-Bissau
Ambassade de France à Brazzaville, Congo
Ambassade de France à Cotonou
Ambassade de France à Dar es Salaam, Tanzanie
Ambassade de France à Djibouti
Ambassade de France à Khartoum, Soudan
Ambassade de France à Lomé, Togo
Ambassade de France à Madagascar
Ambassade de France à Malabo, Guinée Équatoriale
Ambassade de France à Moroni, Comores
Ambassade de France à Nouakchott, Mauritanie
Ambassade de France à Port-Louis, Maurice