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Welcome to the Africa UN Knowledge Hub for COVID19 developed by the UN Development System in Africa acting as a one-stop-shop on information and resources relevant to Africa on the pandemic. The Hub harnesses information and resources from credible sources including WHO, regional UN agencies, Ministries of health of African governments and credible news channels amongst others.

Global COVID-19 Stats

51,764,863

Cases

6,261,708

Deaths

Africa COVID-19 Stats

11,761,331

Cases

253,236

Deaths

Facts

Country Data

UN & Partners

Country Response

Impacts (By Sector)

Ongoing Research

Resources

Practices & Experiences

Publications

Outbreak Brief 121: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

May 10 2022

A Fund for Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness

May 1 2022

COVID-19 vaccination in the WHO African Region

Apr 5 2022

Boosting resilience: the future of social protection in Africa: Africa's Pulse, No. 25

Apr 1 2022

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on agrifood manufacturing small and medium enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa

Feb 25 2022

Gendered impacts of COVID-19: Insights from 7 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia 2022

Feb 18 2022

Africa’s GDP is expected to grow by 3.4 percent in 2021 after shrinking by 2.1 percent in 2020 because of the COVID–19 pandemic

Feb 1 2022

The Labor Market Implications of Restricted Mobility during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya: Evidence from Nationally Representative Phone Surveys

Mar 9 2022

Pandemic

Mar 8 2022

Summary: Consolidated financing framework for ACT-accelerator agency and in-country needs

Feb 16 2022

Preventing a lost decade: Urgent action to reverse the devastating impact of COVID-19 on children and young people

Dec 5 2021

Assessing the impact of Covid-19 on older people in the African Region: a study conducted by the World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa

Dec 5 2022

Effects of Novel Coronavirus (COVID‐19) on Civil Aviation: Economic Impact Analysis

Nov 16 2021

Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 16 November 2021

Nov 16 2021

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (14 September 2021)

Sep 14 2021

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV response

Sep 8 2021

COVID-19 UNDP’s Integrated Response

Jul 17 2020

GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN COVID-19

Dec 17 2020

Responding to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19

Mar 17 2020

COVID-19 A Gender Lens

Mar 17 2020

Featured Stories

Statement from President Biden and President von der Leyen on occasion of…

May 12 2022

Presidents Biden and von der Leyen reaffirmed milestones in their strong cooperation towards the five headline goals of the Agenda, and they previewed further joint action targeting Africa

White House | Read More

Southern Africa faces uptick in COVID-19 cases

May 12 2022

Southern Africa is facing an upsurge in COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive week as the winter season in the region approaches.

WHO | Read More

Africa's COVID-19 vaccine production line in jeopardy

May 11 2022

A year ago, South Africa celebrated the opening of the continent's first COVID-19 vaccine production line. Now it's at risk of being shut down due to low demand.

DW | Read More

Are COVID surges becoming more predictable? New Omicron variants offer a…

May 10 2022

Omicron relatives called BA.4 and BA.5 are behind a fresh wave of COVID-19 in South Africa, and could be signs of a more predictable future for SARS-CoV-2.

Nature | Read More