The North African nation also recorded the continent’s first COVID-19-related death in March: a 60-year-old male German tourist. This meant that was the first time that the vast central African nation had been Ebola-free in about two-and-a-half years. AFRICA DECLARED WILD POLIO FREEAnother milestone was achieved in August when the Africa Regional Certification Commission certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free. AFRICA FREE TRADEWhile the coronavirus pandemic may have turned the business world on its head, Africa made concrete steps in actualizing the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Ugandan long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei broke the men’s 5,000m world record in August and then followed it up by breaking the 10,000m world record in October to become just the 10th man in history to hold both records concurrently.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 31, 2020 08:03 UTC