What is the progress of coverage by the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine in Africa?

To date 1.3 million students in Ghana have benefited from a free senior high school social intervention programme rolled out by the government in 2017. The programme, Free Senior High School (SHS), is meant to extend guaranteed access to free quality education for all children of school-going age fr...

In 2022, there were 450,993 teachers in South African schools. (Note: These numbers exclude early childhood development centres and special schools.) ...

In 2022, there were 24,871 public and independent schools in South Africa. (Note: These numbers exclude early childhood development centres and special schools.) ...

In 2022, there were 13,419,971 learners in ordinary public and independent schools in South Africa. (Note: This number excludes early childhood development centres and special schools.) ...

Nigeria and Egypt lead as Africa's largest economies, each with a GDP of $477 billion, followed by South Africa with a GDP of $406 billion in 2022. ...

Senegal was West Africa's largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) at $2.6 billion in 2022. Nigeria, previously West Africa's largest recipient, saw FDI flows turn negative to -$187 million in 2022 as a result of equity divestments. ...