NATIONAL DAY – VANUATU
Independence Day is a public holiday in Vanuatu observed on July 30th each year. This is the National Day of Vanuatu and marks the end of colonial rule by Britain…
40% OF CHILDREN IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA NOT IN SCHOOL
UNICEF estimates that 40 per cent of all school-aged children across Eastern and Southern Africa are currently not in school due to COVID19-induced closures and pre-pandemic levels of out of…
EARLY SIGNS OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN SIERRA LEONE
IMF approves disbursement of US$ 44.2 million (SDR 31.11 million) to Sierra Leone to support the government’s policy and reform efforts aimed at reinforcing the country’s recovery from the pandemic,…
PRIVATE SECTOR KEY IN CLOSING RWANDA’S INFRASTRUCTURE GAP
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the Rwandan economy into recession in 2020 for the first time since 1994, according to the World Bank’s latest Rwanda Economic Update. The 17th edition of…
VACCINE INEQUITY UNDERMINING GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
New Global Dashboard on COVID-19 Vaccine Equity finds low-income countries would add $38 billion to their GDP forecast for 2021 if they had the same vaccination rate as high-income countries.…
FINANCIAL BOOST FOR STORM PROTECTION IN JAMAICA
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or IBRD) priced a catastrophe bond that will provide the Government of Jamaica with financial protection of up to US $185…
LEARNERS IN SOUTH AFRICA UP TO ONE SCHOOL YEAR BEHIND
The impact of disrupted education since the COVID-19 outbreak has been devastating, with learners between 75 per cent and a full school year behind where they should be, according to…