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Africa Global Funds, the leading industry journal covering private equity and other asset classes across Africa, awarded this accolade to Verdant Capital (www.Verdant-Cap.com) in recognition of the firm’s major transaction volumes in 2020 across M&#038;A and private credit and across the Continent. Geographically, Verdant Capital completed transactions in South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Namibia with buyers and investors from the US, Switzerland, Germany, the UK, Japan, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Baltics, South Africa, and Nigeria.

Verdant Capital completed transactions in most major sectors of the economy including, financial services, financial technology or “fintech”, telecoms and agro-business. 
In the fintech sector, Verdant Capital completed three major transactions in 2020 with the closing of the final leg of a USD 13 million debt and equity raise for the South African innovative car subscription business, Planet42. The capital raise follows transactions completed by Verdant Capital for innovative productive lease-financing business in East Africa, Tugende and technology-driven SME-lender in South Africa, Retail Capital. Verdant Capital raised a total of USD 40 million in the sector in 2020, evidencing strong support for the sector in Africa from a variety of investors types, and from investors from around the World.
In total in Africa, in the fintech sector, in the first 11 months of 2020 there was total of USD 501 million of transactions across M&#038;A and capital. This represents almost exponential growth over the last five years, as tech businesses have disrupted the African financial services sector leapfrogging outdated business practices and often moribund physical infrastructure. Verdant Capital, based on its own pipeline, expects sector deal volumes in 2021 to again outstrip the prior year.
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About Verdant Capital: Verdant Capital (www.Verdant-Cap.com) is a specialist corporate finance firm with exceptional experience transacting across the African continent. Verdant Capital operates in four segments: Specialist Funds, Mergers and Acquisitions, Financial Institutions and Restructuring.
Verdant Capital and its partner firm in Morocco are the IMAP partner firms for Africa.
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Verdant Capital is awarded Independent Advisory Firm of the Year – Pan Africa – in the prestigious Africa Global Funds awards, 2020

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FIFA (www.FIFA.com) President Gianni Infantino concluded a two-day trip to Cameroon, where he has met with dignitaries of the country and key officials from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Cameroonian Football Association (Fecafoot). The trip coincided with the start of the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which is being hosted in three Cameroon cities from 16 January until 7 February 2021.

The FIFA President, who was received in a private audience by Paul Biya, the President of the Republic of Cameroon, at the Unity Palace in Yaounde on Friday, subsequently attended a ceremony which conferred the title of CAF Honorary President to Issa Hayatou, who presided over the confederation from 1988 to 2017.
“I had the pleasure of providing President Biya with an update in relation to FIFA’s role in supporting football, not only in Cameroon, but also across Africa and globally,” said the FIFA President, who was accompanied at the meeting by CAF President Constant Omari. The FIFA President would also later meet Cameroon Prime Minister Joseph Ngute during the visit to Yaounde.
“Equally, meeting with CAF and Fecafoot officials, it was important to show FIFA’s support to football in Cameroon and across the African continent, especially as the African Nations Championship just kicked off, the first international tournament being played in 2021, and spectators are attending matches according to the safety protocols which have been established,” the FIFA President added. “It sends an important message to have football restarting in Africa, particularly in an indisputable football country such as Cameroon.”
Prior to leaving the country, Gianni Infantino attended the opening ceremony and the opening match of the CHAN final tournament, where hosts Cameroon narrowly overcame Zimbabwe at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde. In total, 16 African national teams are participating in what is the sixth African Nations Championship, a biennial tournament which involves players from the respective domestic leagues.
The event has also received support from FIFA as, since October 2020, CAF has been using FIFA’s COVID Relief Fund grant (USD 2 million) to restart their competitions, with the medical protocols, flights and accommodation for match officials at CHAN being subsidised through this funding.
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FIFA President supports African football’s restart in Cameroon

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By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org)

In late 2019, as the African oil and gas industry was looking to the future with optimism, Offshore Engineer wrote that the continent was had reason to expect a “more productive 2020.” Instead, the unforeseen happened, and the COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the oil and gas industry in Africa and around the world.

But even at the end of last year, during a fairly strong period for oil and gas, the publication mentioned that “delays and hiccups” were impacting licensing rounds — that is, the processes by which investors can seek oil and gas exploration licenses from the government – and argued that improvements would have to be made going forward.

This is correct. Licensing process improvements were already needed in late 2019, and now that the oil and gas industry is in the survival mode, it’s more urgent than ever to streamline licensing.

While the details vary by country, the licensing round process has, in general, become too prone to delays and uncertainty. All too often, exploration and production (E&#038;P) companies have to wait one or two years before the exploration projects they propose are sanctioned. These practices, which help protect the interests of oil-producing nations, made sense when crude sold for $100 a barrel. But they don’t make sense now.

After all, conditions are still uncertain. True, crude pricing forecasts for 2021 are cautiously optimistic at the moment, and Goldman Sachs has said Brent oil prices could reach $65 per barrel by this summer, up from the $50-range we’re seeing now. But the outlook for Africa’s petroleum market remains shaky at best.

And it’s not just Africa: The global oil and gas industry continues to feel the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which dramatically lowered demand for petroleum products. As a result, oil and gas companies have made dramatic cuts to their capital spending programs, resulting in the postponement and cancellation of numerous exploration and production (E&#038;P) projects around the world.

Under these circumstances, it’s up to African oil and gas producers to do everything possible to encourage as much E&#038;P activity as possible, particularly by international oil companies (IOCs). In the long term, of course, African producer states do need to lessen their reliance on oil and gas revenue. But for now, a number of them rely on it for much of their budgets. And as long as they do, they ought to ask for more. They should lobby for knowledge transfers, training, gas monetization programs, and other significant opportunities so that their strategically managed oil and gas operations can create pathways for economic growth and diversification.

I’ve made a case for the importance of strategic fiscal policies, from revised production sharing contract (PSC) requirements to reduced tax and royalty requirements. Some of my friends in government have strongly criticized me for this and called me a sellout and a whiteboy. I disagree with them and I still love them, but resource nationalism is not the way to go and it is actually dangerous. I truly believe that these changes are necessary to give IOCs an incentive to explore in Africa during the current downturn. But we can’t stop there. We need to consider other pain points that discourage foreign operations in Africa and find ways to eliminate those challenges as well.

The licensing round process is one of those challenges. So why not remove this hurdle? Not all countries use licensing rounds; some use direct negotiation to approve exploration and production rights. I believe it’s time for more African oil and gas-producing states to choose this route. Negotiating with trusted explorers would help them avoid unnecessary delays and bureaucratic red tape. Making these changes would still allow them to emphasize their own priorities – and it might also make IOCs more likely to keep exploring within their borders.

Licensing Rounds Sound Good In Theory

Generally, during licensing rounds, companies submit bids or grants to issuing governments in hopes of being awarded an exploration license – that is, the right to search for commercially feasible petroleum deposits. In the case of bids, the highest ones get a license. Grant approvals, by contrast, are based on prospective explorers’ experience and capabilities. Licenses are awarded for set periods of time, and if commercially viable amounts of oil or gas are discovered, the explorers can negotiate contracts with the government for the right to extract what they find.

The licensing round process does have benefits. For participating countries, it helps make sure interested companies have the necessary financial resources and technical capacity to explore successfully. It ensures that projects are completed in a timely manner. It also helps E&#038;P companies, since the process lays out their rights.

But again, even with their strengths, licensing rounds can create unacceptable hardships for oil companies: Countries tend to take a long time to make their licensing decisions. And when capex budgets have been slashed, waiting one (or even two) years to learn if an exploration project has the green light just won’t cut it. In today’s economic environment, it just isn’t realistic to insist on putting much-needed resources aside on the chance that they’ll be needed in a year or two.

And if we’re going to be honest with ourselves, we have to admit that we’re seeing more and more examples of licensing rounds gone wrong, from extended delays in getting the bidding process started to instances of little to no company participation.

Licensing Rounds Yielding Disappointing Results

Consider Algeria, where oil and gas production rates were already declining in 2019, before the pandemic, largely because of repeated project delays caused by, among other challenges, slow government approval. During four licensing rounds, Algeria saw minimal interest from investors.

Nigeria, too, is known for the less than speedy pace at which it sanctions exploration projects. Even before COVID-19, its slow movement on this front contributed to a decline in oil production over a 10-year period.

And in 2019, as I mentioned, there were licensing round mishaps in multiple countries. “Some rounds, for example, Ghana’s First Licensing Round, have seen limited successes, while others have suffered delays or suspension,” GlobalData Upstream Oil &#038; Gas Analyst Toya Latham told Offshore Magazine. “Gabon’s 12th Licensing Round and Somalia’s First Offshore Licensing Round have been extended in 2020 (in part due to delays in enacting pivotal legislation), whilst Madagascar’s long overdue licensing round has been suspended.”

And we saw licensing rounds go wrong before that. In early 2018, for example, only one company responded to Cameroon’s licensing round, in which eight blocks had been available. Think about it, just one and the bureaucrats still think all is right. These issues haven’t been limited to Africa, by the way. In 2017, only one bidder responded to an opportunity to explore five offshore blocks in Lebanon. Brazil had a couple of licensing rounds fizzle in late 2019: the Transfer of Rights Surplus Round, which only brought in two bids, and the Sixth Production-Sharing Bid Round, which only attracted one bid.

We Must Consider Investors’ Perspectives

Fast forward to the oil and gas industry of 2021. In today’s reality, delayed licensing round starts and long waits for decisions are more likely than ever to dim companies’ interest. These challenges aren’t trivial, since operating in Africa already represents significant risks and expenses for IOCs. Companies must, for example, factor in the possibilities of security concerns and lapses in infrastructure along with the risks that come with every exploration project, including the failure to find commercially viable petroleum stores. Then there are the additional expenses of operating overseas, complying with local content policies, supply costs, and a myriad of taxes and fees, among others.

I’ll be the first to trumpet the opportunities for IOCs in Africa, from our vast stores of oil and gas to large swaths of unexplored territory. But we have to be realistic about how businesses work. Companies need to be able to make a reasonable profit in order to justify their outlays. And when the oil and gas industry is in the midst of a downturn, as it is now, excessive risks and expenses are the last things IOCs can consider. So we have to work with IOCs and do what we can to help them profit in order to convince them to choose African sites over other options.

Direct Negotiations Could Be a Win-Win

That’s why I think a transition from licensing rounds to direct negotiations makes sense for African countries. For one thing, negotiation periods would not be tied to rigid opening and closing schedules as licensing rounds are, minimizing the risk of unreasonably long waits for a decision. Even better, direct negotiations would allow E&#038;P companies to work with countries to discuss, and possibly adjust, the major terms of their production contracts.

With that kind of flexibility, companies with concerns about a country — whether they have questions about tax laws or local content requirements — might be willing to pursue exploration opportunities that they would have turned down, had they been required to participate in the bidding process.

We Can Make This Work

True, even with a different licensing scheme, African countries will have other unique risk factors to address – factors that could make IOCs hesitant to invest in Africa. High on that list are concerns about corruption. That’s why the African Energy Chamber pushes so strongly for meaningful transparency measures.

And again, we can’t overemphasize the importance of creating fiscal regimes more favorable to IOCs. Those measures should include, along with fairer tax and royalty requirements, the creation of natural gas-specific production-sharing contracts, rather than relying on crude oil PSCs as a one-size-fits-all template. A lot of countries have a difficult time working with companies to get to FID on natural gas discoveries. Not only will gas PSCs help make it easier for companies to conduct profitable gas projects, they also could help prevent problems and lengthy negotiations when explorers find gas, rather than crude.

IOCs are, and can continue to be, invaluable allies to African nations. Their E&#038;P activities contribute revenue that many oil and gas-producing countries rely on now, but we also can work with them to foster economic growth and diversification for tomorrow. African countries need IOCs to create job and business opportunities today, but we also can work with them to achieve capacity building and technological know-how that will pave the way for a better future. It only makes sense to do everything possible to give explorers the certainty, predictability, and incentives they need to be competitive in Africa.
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NJ Ayuk is Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, CEO of Centurion Law Group, and the author of several books about the oil and gas industry in Africa, including Billions at Play: The Future of African Energy and Doing Deals.
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As part of its commitment to ensuring access to affordable broadband connectivity in Africa’s underserved populations, Tizeti (www.Tizeti.com), West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider is rolling out its 4G LTE network in Edo State, with monthly fixed broadband costs pegged at four thousand Naira ($8). With this move, millions of people in Edo State previously outside the broadband envelope can now take advantage of high-speed broadband internet from Tizeti.

Announcing the rollout of its new low-cost unlimited 4G services in Edo, the Chief Executive Officer of Tizeti, Kendall Ananyi, said that this 4G broadband internet will empower more Nigerians in Edo State, stimulate economic activities and provide unlimited access to affordable and reliable broadband services as well as complement the Edo State Government’s efforts in driving investment promotion and building a robust technology ecosystem in the state.

“Rolling out 4G LTE broadband internet in Edo at the cheapest fixed broadband prices in Nigeria, and possibly Africa, is a strategic decision for us. We have been building brand-new, solar-powered, 4G-capable towers in Edo, starting with Benin City, which leverages Edo State’s expansive fiber-network built by some of our partners, MainOne and Facebook. Edo State has a large population of vibrant, young people and a high number of higher institutions, which provides a foundation for a robust and thriving ecosystem to enable digital leadership. And the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is implementing reforms in investment promotion and determination to build a robust technology ecosystem in the state, with an agenda that prioritizes Information Communication Technology (ICT)-compliant pedagogy in primary schools, improves digital skills for students and graduates and revamps technical education to increase productivity. This has created a perfect environment for us to roll out our low-cost broadband service, starting in Edo State, but with plans to expand across the country over the next few months”, Ananyi said.

Corroborating Ananyi, Tizeti’s Chief Operating Officer, Ifeanyi Okonkwo, states, &#8220;The launch in Edo State is personal to us as founders of Tizeti because we are alumni of the University of Benin. At 4,000 Naira monthly costs with a one-off installation cost of 4,000 Naira, we believe the plan is affordable, especially to undergraduate students. This provides a huge opportunity for people in Edo to benefit from unlimited broadband internet for use in online learning, eCommerce and entertainment, especially interactive games, video consumption, and music”.

Interested users in Edo State can pre-sign up at https://WiFi.com.ng/EdoState/; installations are expected to commence in Benin City on April 1st, 2021.

For many countries in Africa, there is still a huge digital divide. This boundary between connected and unconnected translates into clear consequences for employment, education, family and social life, and access to information. According to the World Wide Web Foundation, ensuring fast internet in Africa will enable billions more to come online, and to take advantage of the life-changing socio-economic opportunities that access to the Internet provides. Companies like Tizeti are playing a significant role in addressing the digital infrastructure deficits in Africa with innovative technology and capabilities, to improve development outcomes for millions of people.

Tizeti currently has 1.7 million unique users, with broadband services which include a new Skype-like personal and business enterprise communications service — WiFiCall.ng, and access to video streaming sites and services.
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About Tizeti: Tizeti (www.Tizeti.com) is a fast-growing Wireless Internet service provider in Lagos, Nigeria, delivering high-speed unlimited Wi-Fi Internet access to residential and business customers using wide-area Wi-Fi. Its services are available in Lagos, Ogun, and Rivers State. It is also expanding rapidly to other African countries as it has been successfully launched in Accra and Tema, Ghana.

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NBS Bank, a leading commercial bank in Malawi, launches its state of the art e-commerce platform, powered by Network International (www.Network.ae), the leading enabler of digital commerce across Africa and the Middle East.

The implementation of Network International’s N-GeniusTM Online payment gateway will enable NBS Bank to offer Malawian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), large corporations, public institutions and individuals a fast and secure way to enter the rapidly growing e-commerce market in Malawi.   
Network International has been at the forefront of driving digital payments acceptance across Africa and the Middle East, offering end-to-end payment solutions to a growing client base in over 50 countries. With the capability to enable digital commerce transactions for merchants and public organizations through the N-Genius™ Online payment gateway, NBS Bank and Network International will help drive Malawi’s goal of becoming a cash-lite economy. The service is another example of the Bank investing to support the growth of its customers and the Malawian economy as a whole, reinforcing its position as the leading innovator in the financial services sector.
Kwanele Ngwenya, Chief Executive Officer, NBS Bank, Malawi said: “E-commerce is the fastest-growing form of commerce in the world. Understanding its role as a key driver of growth for our business, we have launched a world class e-commerce platform with leading payments solutions provider, Network International.
As a first for Malawi, we are providing a sophisticated, yet low-cost solution, which will not only help grow, but further engage our customer base and help drive online commerce across many segments of the population in Malawi.
By accommodating all payment types, offering the highest levels of safety and security and enhancing the mobile device experience, our online platform will help many businesses and sectors of the economy grow their online presence and help drive a digital and cashless society.”
Andrew Key, Managing Director, Network International Africa, said, “Network International already enjoys a long-term, successful relationship with NBS having helped the bank deliver many innovative products to their clients over the years, including both local processing and connectivity to international card schemes. Through utilizing our proprietary N-Genius platform, Network is proud to provide NBS the latest cutting-edge technology. NBS have always challenged the traditional banking offering, through technology-driven innovation and we are delighted to support them as they look to increase online payment acceptance among the population of Malawi and the SADC (South African Development Community) region.”
To find out more about this development and how NBS customers can be part of the payment gateway, providing e-commerce solutions in the market, click here https://docs.nbs.ngenius-payments.com.
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About NBS Bank: NBS Bank (www.NBS.mw) is a fully fledged commercial bank providing a wide range of financial services to individuals, small and medium businesses, large corporations and public institutions. The Bank was incorporated as a limited company on 14th March 2003 and was registered under the Banking Act 1989 on 1st March 2004. It started its commercial banking operations on 1st July 2004. The Bank’s predecessor institution, the New Building Society, was formed following the amalgamation of the Central African Building Society, Commonwealth Century Building Society and First Building Society. It was incorporated under the Building Societies Act on 7th February 1964. NBS Bank is a universal bank and, therefore, offers both Corporate and Retail Banking services to customers through its two divisions Corporate &#038; Investment Banking (CIB) and Personal &#038; Business Banking (PBB) including SMEs. The Bank also has dedicated Trade Finance, Agribusiness and Investment Banking segments.
For more information visit www.NBS.mw.

About Network International: Network International (www.Network.ae) comprises a group of companies and is the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, providing a full suite of technology-enabled payments solutions to merchants and financial institutions of all types and sizes, including acquiring and processing services and a comprehensive ever-evolving range of value-added services. Network International Holdings Plc is the holding company for Network International and the group companies.

Malawi’s NBS Bank launches ecommerce platform and online payment gateway with Network International

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African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (3,235,198) deaths (78,313), and recoveries (2,649,520) by region:

Central (81,810 cases; 1,544 deaths; 71,118 recoveries): Burundi (1,185; 2; 773), Cameroon (28,010; 455; 26,861), CAR (4,973; 63; 4,873), Chad (2,855; 111; 2,107), Congo (7,709; 114; 5,860), DRC (20,693; 630; 14,804), Equatorial Guinea (5,356; 86; 5,189), Gabon (9,899; 66; 9,658), Sao Tome &#038; Principe (1,130; 17; 993)

Eastern (342,043; 6,378; 268,368): Comoros (1,577; 41; 1,069), Djibouti (5,903; 61; 5,819), Eritrea (1,877; 6; 1,073), Ethiopia (130,772; 2,029; 116,045), Kenya (99,082; 1,728; 83,324), Madagascar (18,001; 267; 17,447), Mauritius (547; 10; 516), Rwanda (10,850; 140; 7,193), Seychelles (696; 2; 525), Somalia (4,744; 130; 3,675), South Sudan (3,670; 63; 3,181), Sudan (25,730; 1,576; 15,240), Tanzania (509; 21; 178), Uganda (38,085; 304; 13,083)

Northern (1,019,264; 26,941; 853,982): Algeria (103,611; 2,831; 70,373), Egypt (155,507; 8,527; 122,291), Libya (108,017; 1,651; 85,068), Mauritania (15,999; 401; 14,431), Morocco (458,865; 7,911; 433,937), Tunisia (177,231; 5,616; 127,854), Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (34; 4; 28)

Southern (1,511,696; 39,840; 1,215,386): Angola (18,765; 431; 16,225), Botswana (17,365; 71; 13,519), Eswatini (12,736; 360; 8,076), Lesotho (6,371; 93; 1,635), Malawi (11,785; 300; 5,992), Mozambique (25,862; 234; 18,515), Namibia (30,198; 280; 26,468), South Africa (1,325,659; 36,851; 1,083,978), Zambia (36,074; 537, 25,106), Zimbabwe (26,881; 683**; 15,872)

Western (280,385; 3,610; 240,666): Benin (3,413, 46; 3,245), Burkina Faso (9,000; 101; 7,102), Cape Verde (12,901; 119; 12,134), Côte d&#39;Ivoire (24,856; 141; 23,104), Gambia (3,893; 127; 3,689), Ghana (56,981; 341; 55,236), Guinea (14,098; 81; 13,320), Guinea-Bissau (2,478; 45; 2,400), Liberia (1,887; 84; 1,701), Mali (7,823; 308; 5,531), Niger (4,132; 138; 2,951), Nigeria (108,943; 1,420; 85,367), Senegal (22,738; 509; 19,052), Sierra Leone (2,970; 77; 2,071), Togo (4,272; 73; 3,763)

**Africa CDC inadvertently reported 700 deaths for Zimbabwe. Correct values now listed.
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Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 17 January 2021, 9 am EAT

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New Cases: 11 Total Confirmed: 2,970 Deaths: 77 Recovered: 2,071 Total in quarantine: 637 Discharged from quarantine: 12,864
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Coronavirus – Sierra Leone: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)

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New cases: 562 Total active cases: 5283 Lost to follow-up: 134 Total number of tests conducted: 106537 (1805 new) Total confirmed cases: 11785 Total recovered: 5992 (18 new) Outcome under investigation: 76 Total deaths: 300 (9 new)
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Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)

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Total cases: 10,850 (+277) Recovered: 7,193 (+165) | 66.2% Active cases: 3,517 Tests: 791,472 (+6,423) Deaths: 140 (+2) | 1.3% Test positivity rate: 4.3%
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Coronavirus – Rwanda: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)

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As of 16th Jan 2021, in the last 24 hrs, we recorded 1,796 new cases (out of 9,577 tests; 55 districts), 1,001 recoveries &#038; 10 new deaths (9 facility deaths, 1 BID) [MTSRIP].
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Coronavirus – Zambia: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)

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Active cases: 89 New cases: 13 New tests: 409 Total confirmed: 3,910 Recovered: 3,692 (+3) Deaths 127 (+0)
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Coronavirus – Gambia: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)

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Daily: Laboratory Test: 6,111 Severe Cases: 219 New Recovered: 617 New Deaths: 6 New Cases: 446

Total: Laboratory Test: 1,882,151 Active Cases: 12,696 Total Recovered: 116,045 Total Deaths: 2,029 Total Cases: 130,772
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Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)

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1598 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria;

Lagos-461 FCT-206 Plateau-197 Rivers-168 Kaduna-116 Anambra-53 Ogun-49 Ebonyi-47 Edo-42 Sokoto-32 Imo-31 Katsina-31 Oyo-30 Akwa Ibom-27 Delta-16 Kano-16 Abia-15 Niger-15 Ondo-11 Bayelsa-10 Borno-9 Kebbi-8 Ekiti-7 Jigawa-1
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Coronavirus – Nigeria: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)

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As at 16 January 2021, Zimbabwe had 26 881 confirmed cases, including 15 872 recoveries and 683 deaths.
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Coronavirus – Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Update (16th January 2021)

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223 people have tested positive to the disease, out of a sample size of 7,748 tested in the last 24 hours. The total confirmed positive cases are now 99,082. The cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,121,946. From cases 195 are Kenyans while 28 are foreigners.

County distribution; Nairobi 127, Migori 19, Mombasa 10, Kiambu 9, Meru 9, Kajiado 8, Kilifi 6, Busia 5, Murang’a 5, Kericho 4, Nakuru 4, Machakos 3, Uasin Gishu 3, Kisii 2, Turkana 2, Garissa, Kakamega, Kitui, Kwale, Laikipia, Makueni and Taita-Taveta 1 case each.

 	129 patients have recovered from the disease. 115 from the Home-Based Isolation and Care, while 14 are from our various facilities. The total recoveries now stand at 83,324. 	2 patients have succumbed to the disease raising the fatality to 1,728. 
Currently there are 686 patients admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 1,649 are on Home Based Isolation and Care.  29 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 14 of whom are on ventilatory support and 12 on supplemental oxygen. 3 are under observation.

Another 13 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen with 12 of them in the general wards. 1 patient is in the High Dependency Unit.
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African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (3,207,639) deaths (77,684), and recoveries (2,617,110) by region: Central (80,870 cases; 1,538 deaths; 69,722 recoveries): Burundi (1,150; 2; 773), Cameroon (27,336; 451; 25,542), CAR (4,973; 63; 4,873), Chad (2,807; 111; 2,080), Congo (7,709; 114; 5,860), DRC (20,555; 628; 14,774), Equatorial Guinea (5,316; 86; 5,169), Gabon (9,899; 66; 9,658), Sao Tome &#038; Principe (1,125; 17; 993) Eastern (340,877; 6,364; 266,289): Comoros (1,469; 38; 1,028), Djibouti (5,903; 61; 5,816), Eritrea (1,805; 6; 1,014), Ethiopia (130,326; 2,023; 115,428), Kenya (98,859; 1,726; 82,195), Madagascar (18,001; 267; 17,447), Mauritius (547; 10; 516), Rwanda (10,573; 138; 7,028), Seychelles (656; 1; 460), Somalia (4,744; 130; 3,675), South Sudan (3,670; 63; 3,181), Sudan (25,730; 1,576; 15,240), Tanzania (509; 21; 178), Uganda (38,085; 304; 13,083) Northern (1,014,705; 26,771; 849,605): Algeria (103,381; 2,827; 70,188), Egypt (154,620; 8,473; 121,792), Libya (108,017; 1,651; 85,068), Mauritania (15,963; 400; 14,318), Morocco (457,625; 7,888; 432,576), Tunisia (175,065; 5,528; 125,635), Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (34; 4; 28) Southern (1,493,136; 39,416; 1,192,158): Angola (18,679; 428; 16,120), Botswana (17,365; 71; 13,519), Eswatini (12,532; 343; 8,076), Lesotho (6,371; 93; 1,635), Malawi (11,223; 291; 5,974), Mozambique (25,004; 216; 18,371), Namibia (29,889; 280; 26,254), South Africa (1,311,686; 36,467; 1,062,690), Zambia (34,278; 527, 24,105), Zimbabwe (26,109; 700; 15,414) Western (278,051; 3,595; 239,336): Benin (3,413, 46; 3,245), Burkina Faso (8,882; 97; 7,027), Cape Verde (12,776; 118; 12,054), Côte d&#39;Ivoire (24,856; 141; 23,104), Gambia (3,893; 127; 3,689), Ghana (56,981; 341; 55,236), Guinea (14,065; 81; 13,318), Guinea-Bissau (2,478; 45; 2,400), Liberia (1,882; 84; 1,701), Mali (7,800; 308; 5,478), Niger (4,105; 138; 2,862), Nigeria (107,345; 1,413; 84,535), Senegal (22,396; 506; 18,908), Sierra Leone (2,959; 77; 2,048), Togo (4,220; 73; 3,731)Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).Media filesDownload logo

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New COVID-19 cases 319 COVID-19 deaths 5 New Recoveries 409 The hospitalized confirmed cases are 311 of which 30 cases are in intensive care units (ICUs)
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