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 and France on this day in…
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…
WORLD HEPATITIS DAY
World Hepatitis Day is an opportunity to step up national and international efforts on hepatitis, encourage actions and engagement by individuals, partners and the public and highlight the…
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…
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 latest…
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IMPROVING IN GHANA, EVEN THOUGH RISKS REMAIN
Ghana was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government response helped contain the pandemic and support the economy, but at the cost of a record fiscal deficit. The economic outlook is…
COVID-19 PANDEMIC LEADS TO MAJOR DROP IN CHILDHOOD VACCINATIONS
23 million children missed out on basic vaccines through routine immunisation services in 2020 – 3.7 million more than in 2019 – according to official data published by WHO and UNICEF.…
