COVID-19: North Africa & Sahel

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Podcast: Sahel and North Africa week in review 7 Jan 2023

Greetings to our second episode of Week in Review and a quick summary of what we are tracking in the Sahel and in North Africa. Today is Saturday, the 7th of January 2023. This past week was somewhat subdued in the region largely due to the year-end holiday season and...
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Covid-19: Ban on entry into Morocco for travelers from China takes effect on 3 January

Morocco said Saturday it will ban entry to all travellers from China, where cases of Covid-19 have exploded. Other nations, including France, Britain and Morocco's cross-strait neighbour Spain, have said they will require negative Covid tests for all travellers from...
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Covid-19: First case of Omicron in Tunisia comes from Turkey

Tunisia recorded its first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a Congolese man who arrived from Istanbul, the health minister said Friday. Ali Mrabet said the 23-year-old man tested positive and all fellow travellers on his flight from Turkey...
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Covid-19: Egypt bars unvaccinated employees and students from accessing public facilities

Egypt on Monday barred officials and students not vaccinated against Covid-19 from government offices and universities unless they show a negative PCR test. Officials who have not had a jab must show a PCR test, which is prohibitively expensive in Egypt, "every three...
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More on Covid-19 in North Africa and the Sahel

Sahel: Mauritania also shuts down

Sahel: Mauritania also shuts down

Mar 16, 2020

MEA Risk Brief: Several measures have been taken by the public authorities to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in...

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