First batch of COVAX vaccines arrived in March, country aims to inoculate 70% of 200 million people by 2022.

Tracking the focus of misinformation circulating on social media is difficult, but African fact-checking organizations say they have debunked more than 1300 misleading reports since the onset of the pandemic.

— United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres.

— Daisy Masembe (Uganda)

— Julie Ako (Nigeria)

— Nkosi Kwanele (Zimbabwe)

— Kamva Namba (South Africa)

Start-up works to bridge healthcare gap in The Gambia.

Top priorities are COVID-19, the AfCFTA, peace, climate change, integration, gender equality and promoting African culture.

— Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC

Rich countries hoard available and future vaccines, as poor countries wait.

Message by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Pan-African TV subscription platform engages young creatives to fight fake information

Nurse Alepher Matemba Banda responds on national GBV helpline.

— Joseph Gabayo, Ambulance Driver (Botswana).

Urge governments to take measures to limit the spread of the virus.

The virus is now moving from high density urban areas to to rural areas with lower population density.

— Ms. Winnie Byanyima is the new Executive Director of the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).