January 21, 2021 - Page 2

While the development and approval of safe and effective vaccines less than a year after the emergence of COVID-19 is a stunning achievement, Africa is in danger of being left behind as

While the development and approval of safe and effective vaccines less than a year after the emergence of COVID-19 is a stunning achievement, Africa is in danger of being left behind as

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a US$10 million Line of Trade Finance Agreement with PJSCB Orient Finans to

Active cases: 123 New cases: 12 New tests: 347 Total confirmed: 3,950 Recovered: 3,697 (+0) Deaths: 128 (+0) Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Health Minister Lizzie Nkosi announces 24 new COVID-19 deaths in Eswatini, taking total deaths to 427. “May their souls rest in peace.” New cases: 346 Total cases: 13,789 Active cases: 4,364 New

Save the Children welcomes the decline in the number of grave violations against children in South Sudan such as killing and maiming, sexual abuse and recruitment. While children in the country are

Total cases: 11,860 (+312) Recovered: 7,812 (+232) | 65.6% Active cases: 3,895 Tests: 808,584 (+4,247) Deaths: 153 (+5) | 1.3% Test positivity rate: 7.3% Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry

Tests conducted: 7,762,073 Positive cases identified: 1,369,426 Total recoveries: 1,160,412 Total deaths: 38,854 New cases: 12,170 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa, Department of Health.

1386 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Lagos-476 Rivers-163 FCT-116 Kaduna-114 Oyo-68 Plateau-62 Ogun-56 Imo-55 Osun-55 Edo-51 Anambra-50 Kwara-44 Kano-17 Ebonyi-14 Cross River-10 Delta-10 Jigawa-8 Bayelsa-6 Ekiti-6 Borno-2 Taraba-2 Zamfara-1 Distributed by

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a US$10 million Line of Trade Finance Agreement with PJSCB Orient Finans to