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March 31, 2020Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #11 -
March 24, 2020COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 24 March 2020In addition to the weekly brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help member states, Africa CDC has begun to share a weekly brief detailing the latest changes in scientific knowledge and public health policy changes, as well as updates to the latest guidance from WHO and others.
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March 24, 2020Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #10 -
March 21, 2020AUEOM Election Report: Republic of Cameroon
Rapport de la Mission d'Observation Electorale de l'Union africaine pour les élections couplées Législatives et Municipales du 09 février 2020 en République du Cameroun
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March 21, 2020AUEOM Election Report: Union of Comoros
Rapport de la Mission d'Observation Electorale de l'Union africaine pour les élections des Représentants de la Nation des 19 janvier et 23 février 2020 en Union des Comores
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March 20, 2020Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 OUTBREAKA novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread rapidly around the world since it was first identified in January 2020 in the People’s Republic of China.
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March 20, 2020Guidance on Community Social Distancing During COVID-19 OutbreakIn Africa, the number of COVID-19 cases and impacted countries has been increasing steadily. As of 12 March 2020, 129 cases have been diagnosed in 12 countries, with one death recorded. The experience in countries outside Africa is that, after initial cases are diagnosed, community transmission occurs rapidly. Member States need to immediately implement individual social distancing and plan to implement community social distancing.
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March 20, 2020Africa CDC Policy Recommendation for African Union Meetings and Travel During CSocial distancing is an accepted strategy to delay and diminish outbreaks of respiratory infections, such as influenza. Similar to influenza, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can be readily transmitted human-to-human through respiratory droplets and contact with a contaminated surface.
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March 20, 2020Africa CDC Guidance for Assessment, Monitoring, and Movement Restrictions of PeoAfrica CDC has been asked by Member States for the best approach to managing people returning from area affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) has provided detailed guidance.1,2 Africa CDC is providing additional guidance based on questions from Member States and in consideration of the African context.
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March 18, 2020Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #9 -
March 17, 2020COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 17 March 2020
In addition to the weekly brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help member states, Africa CDC has begun to share a weekly brief detailing the latest changes in scientific knowledge and public health policy changes, as well as updates to the latest guidance from WHO and others.
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March 17, 2020Outbreak Brief #9: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global EpidemicOutbreak Update: Since the last brief, 57,936 new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases1 and 2,796 new deaths have been reported globally. Forty-two countries, including 19 new African countries, are reporting cases2, and 26 new countries, including three African countries, are reporting deaths3 for the first time. To date, 167,511 total COVID-19 confirmed cases, and 6,606 related deaths have been reported.
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March 16, 2020Africa Education Innovations Handbook 2019Innovations in Harnessing the Capacity of ICT to Ensure Inclusion, Quality and Impact in Education and Training in Africa.
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March 12, 2020APAYE: African Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment 2019-2023 -
March 10, 2020COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 10 March 2020A highly preliminary population genetic analyses of 103 SARS-CoV-2 genomes indicates that the viruses could have evolved into two major types (designated L and S) and that the L type (newer and more aggressive) initially was more prevalent, but its frequency decreased after the end of January as more severe selective pressure was placed on it.
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March 09, 2020Political Declaration: 64th Commission on the Status of Women
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March 03, 2020Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #7 -
March 03, 2020COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 3 March 2020
In addition to the weekly brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help member states, Africa CDC has begun to share a weekly brief detailing the latest changes in scientific knowledge and public health policy changes, as well as updates to the latest guidance from WHO and others.
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February 28, 2020African Integration Report -
February 28, 2020She Stands For Peace -
February 25, 2020Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #6 -
February 19, 2020Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #5
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February 13, 2020African Innovation Outlook IIIThere is a general consensus that science, technology and innovation are at the heart of development, and that investment in this sphere is critical to ensuring long-term growth. To this end, in 2014, African Heads of State and Government adopted the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2014-2024, (STISA 2024), as a framework for S&T and innovation development in the Member States.
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February 12, 2020Second Biennial Review Report of the African Union Commission on the Implementat