France to provide Sudan with $1.5 billion bridge loan to clear arrears
“France will grant a $1.5 billion bridge loan to clear Sudan’s arrears to the International Monetary Fund, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday.”
News & Analysis: Sudan
IMF announces financing plan aimed at Sudan debt relief
Latest Developments Sudan The East African Article/Blog post by Milken Institute staff“The amount of the financing was not disclosed, but the IMF and World Bank put Sudan’s total external debt at an estimated $49.8 billion as of the end of 2019. “
COVID-19: Africans are Hospitalized and Dying in India
African Voices on COVID-19's Impact / On-the-Ground Reporting and Analysis Kenya / Nigeria / Sudan COVID-19 Africa Watch Article/Blog post by John MbatiAs India’s COVID-19 disaster continues to unfold, Africans in the country are facing grim health risks and financial hardships, with uncertain prospects of when they will be able to return home.
Doctors warn of ‘impending health disaster’ in Sudan
Analysis and Opinion Sudan Radio Dabanga Article/Blog post by Milken Institute staff“The Socialist Doctors Association warns of an impending health disaster in the country due to severe medicine shortages.”
COVID-19 in Sudan: State of Emergency as cases rise in North Kordofan
Latest Developments Sudan Radio Dabanga Article/Blog post by Milken Institute staff“The decision regarding North Kordofan by the Health Emergency Committee includes banning of all social, political, and tribal gatherings in governmental and private institutions, in addition to banning collective breaking of the fast of Ramadan.”
Sudan’s health system ‘weak and limited in capacity,’ say doctors on strike
Analysis and Opinion Sudan Radio Dabanga Article/Blog post by Milken Institute staff“Doctors at Sennar Hospital went on strike because of the systematic assault on medical personnel in the surgery department on Tuesday. The doctors said in a statement that the strike includes partial suspension of work in the private sector and clinics.”
Oxygen shortage forces Sudan hospitals to move patients between states
Latest Developments Sudan Radio Dabanga Article/Blog post by Milken Institute staff“As reported by Radio Dabanga last week, 58 percent of essential medicines, including life-saving medicines, are not available anymore in Sudan.”
Huge borrowing, COVID-19 shocks, leave region in a funding dilemma
Analysis and Opinion Ethiopia / Kenya / Rwanda / Sudan / Tanzania / Uganda The East African Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Excessive borrowing prior to the pandemic pushed countries closer to the debt ceiling with debt-to-GDP ratios now exceeding 50 percent. This leaves little room for external borrowing as the year starts.”
Majority of Africans would take a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine
Analysis and Opinion Burkina Faso / Cote d'Ivoire / DRC / Ethiopia / Gabon / Kenya / Malawi / Morocco / Niger / Nigeria / Senegal / South Africa / Sudan / Tunisia / Uganda Africa CDC Press release by John Schellhase“A survey conducted by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has shown that a predominant majority (79% average) of respondents in Africa would take a COVID-19 vaccine if it were deemed safe and effective.”
Survey reveals 95 percent of African SMEs did not receive government aid during COVID-19 pandemic
Analysis and Opinion Cameroon / Egypt / Senegal / Sudan / Zimbabwe African Union Report/Study by John Schellhase“In March 2020, the African Union created the Rollo Africa Business Simulation Programme to support SMEs and the informal sector. Of the 490 businesses that applied the programme, 93 percent reported their business was heavily impacted by the pandemic and 95 percent testified they never received any government support to combat the economic downturn.”
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