IMF announces financing plan aimed at Sudan debt relief
“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. “
Surge in India’s COVID-19 infections is a warning to Africa, WHO says
Latest Developments The East African Article/Blog post by Alexander Zaghloul“According to both Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organisation, Africa region, the continent has to act now, collectively and decisively, to avoid being in a similar situation.”
Uganda mulls lockdown as it announces second COVID-19 wave
Latest Developments Uganda The East African Article/Blog post by Alexander Zaghloul“The Ugandan government has announced that the country is now in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic after the number of infections increased by 81 percent between March and April.”
COVID-19: Tanzania announces 14-day mandatory quarantine for travellers
Latest Developments Tanzania The East African Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“All travellers, whether foreign or returning, arriving from countries with new COVID-19 variants based on WHO daily updates or those who have travelled through those countries in the last 14 days regardless of route taken shall be subjected to rapid test at point of entry.”
South Sudan plans to dispose of 60,000 expired COVID-19vaccines
Latest Developments South Sudan The East African Article/Blog post by Alexander Zaghloul“South Sudan, emerging from six years of brutal civil war, faces serious logistical difficulties in transporting the vaccine around the country, due to lack of roads and security challenges.”
Cameroon receives 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from China
Latest Developments Cameroon The East African Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Cameroon has received a donation of 200,000 doses of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine, Sinopharm, after it suspended the approval of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines over safety concerns.”
Bank of Uganda keeps policy rate unchanged at 7 percent for April
Latest Developments Uganda The East African Article/Blog post by Alexander Zaghloul“Uganda’s Central Bank kept its benchmark policy rate unchanged at seven percent Wednesday in a strategic move that promises stable lending rates amidst increased credit default levels and renewed strength in the value of the Uganda shilling against the US dollar.”
Cameroon: Senior Health Official Dies at 75
Latest Developments Cameroon The East African Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Alim Garga Hayatou, Secretary of State in the Cameroon Ministry of Public Health in charge of epidemics and pandemics, died in a hospital in the capital, Yaoundé on Monday, the Prime Minister’s office announced in a statement.”
IMF Board approves $174m COVID-19 emergency funds for South Sudan
Latest Developments South Sudan The East African Article/Blog post by Alexander Zaghloul“The disbursement will help finance South Sudan’s urgent balance of payments needs and provide critical fiscal space to maintain poverty-reducing and growth-enhancing spending.”
Kenyan capital in lockdown as virus cases surge
Latest Developments Kenya The East African Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the cessation of all movement into and out of the capital Nairobi and four other counties following a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases.”
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