UN rights Office Warns of ‘Escalating Violence’ in CAR Ahead of Sunday’s Poll

AfricaPoliticsUN rights Office Warns of ‘Escalating Violence’ in CAR Ahead of Sunday’s Poll

PilotnewsDecember 24, 2020

A few days before elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), an uptick in armed violence is threatening the safety of civilians and their rights to vote, according to the UN human rights office. “We are deeply alarmed by reports of escalating violence stoked by political grievances and hate speech, resulting in the forced displacement of civilians, including to neighbouring countries,” Liz Throssell, a Geneva-based spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s Efforts to Obtain Vaccine Funding Promising – Africa CDC

AfricaCoronavirusNewsCoronavirus: Africa’s Efforts to Obtain Vaccine Funding Promising – Africa CDC

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2020

The African Union’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the prospects for receiving funding for the purchase of the coronavirus vaccines is promising after the World Bank pledged US$12 billion to the joint venture. Africa CDC Director, John Nkengasong, said on Thursday the negotiations with several major financiers has been continuing and had become most urgent because of the fears of a second wave infections spree. The African Import and Export Bank...

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DRC Ratifies Protocol Establishing African Union Rights Court

AfricaLaw & JusticeNewsDRC Ratifies Protocol Establishing African Union Rights Court

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2020

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Court announced on Friday at the African Union Headquarters. The instrument was deposited in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 8 December 2020, the Court said in a statement. DRC’s ratification of the protocol, meaning its passing of laws recognising...

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Informal Trade and Impact of COVID-19 Key Features of 2020 African Trade Report

AfricaCoronavirusEconomyNewsInformal Trade and Impact of COVID-19 Key Features of 2020 African Trade Report

PilotnewsDecember 11, 2020

The African Trade Report, produced annually by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), will be launched on 15th December. This year’s report focuses on Informal Cross Border Trade (ICBT) and provides ground-breaking insights into the scale, composition and approaches to informal cross border trade in Africa.  It is estimated that the formalisation of informal cross border trade could potentially increase official trade numbers by between 30-50%, depending on the region. “ICBT has been a key contributor to...

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Coronavirus: African Union Member States Reporting COVID-19 Cases As of 11 December 2020, 9am

AfricaCoronavirusNewsCoronavirus: African Union Member States Reporting COVID-19 Cases As of 11 December 2020, 9am

PilotnewsDecember 11, 2020

African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (2,323,845) deaths (55,265), and recoveries (1,982,277) by region: Central (67,892 cases; 1,222 deaths; 61,495 recoveries): Burundi (720; 1; 630), Cameroon (24,963; 443; 22,177), CAR (4,936; 63; 4,852), Chad (1,739; 102; 1,587), Congo (6,049; 99; 4,891), DRC (13,993; 350; 12,208), Equatorial Guinea (5,183; 85; 5,048), Gabon (9,300; 62; 9,155), Sao Tome & Principe (1,009; 17; 947) Eastern (291,643; 5,476; 218,308): Comoros (617; 7; 605), Djibouti (5,717; 61; 5,599), Eritrea (656; 0; 525), Ethiopia (115,360; 1,779; 88,975),...

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Visa Openness Solutions Can Boost Africa’s Economic Recovery, the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index Reveals

AfricaBusinessNewsTravelVisa Openness Solutions Can Boost Africa’s Economic Recovery, the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index Reveals

PilotnewsDecember 11, 2020

A record 54% of the continent is accessible for African visitors who no longer need a visa to travel or can get one on arrival; in 2020, The Gambia joins Seychelles and Benin in allowing visa-free access for all African travelers; 24 countries offer e-Visas reflecting 44% of the continent. The upward trend in African countries liberalizing their visa regimes and welcoming African travelers continues, according to the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index published by the African Union...

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African Development Bank, 11 leading Multilateral Development Banks, IMF launch First Joint Report On Financing the Sustainable Development Goals

AfricaCoronavirusEconomyNewsAfrican Development Bank, 11 leading Multilateral Development Banks, IMF launch First Joint Report On Financing the Sustainable Development Goals

PilotnewsDecember 11, 2020

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) joined a group of 11 multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday in launching a first-ever joint report on financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The launch took place during a virtual ceremony attended by the heads of the institutions. The report is released at the end of a critical year, with the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to reverse progress on the SDGs. In response, MDBs have collectively...

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South Africa Presides Over United Nations Security Council

AfricaNewsUnited NationsSouth Africa Presides Over United Nations Security Council

PilotnewsDecember 1, 2020

South Africa on Tuesday assumed the rotating monthly presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). It marks the second time the country has served in this capacity during its two-year elected term on the Council (2019-2020). Pretoria will use its role to focus on strengthening African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) Cooperation and emphasising the importance of a proactive approach to the maintenance of international peace and security. In this regard, International Relations...

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Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 2.16m — Centre

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAfrica’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 2.16m — Centre

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the African continent has reached 2,163,284 as of Monday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 51,708. A total of 1,831,435 people infected with COVID-19 have recovered across the continent so far, according to the continental disease control and prevention agency....

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Simmering Tensions Come to a Boil in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

AfricaNewsSimmering Tensions Come to a Boil in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

PilotnewsNovember 9, 2020

Over the past week, as many have been distracted by the U.S. elections, an extraordinarily dangerous unraveling has picked up speed in Ethiopia.  Months of simmering tensions between the leadership of the Tigray region and the central government in Addis Ababa boiled over into open military conflict, threatening to tip the country into outright civil war. Ethiopia’s crisis jeopardizes not just the security of 110 million people, but the stability of the region and the promise of...

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