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Facebook expands Coronavirus Information Center to 24 more countries in Africa

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 02:52 pm

Facebook (Facebook.com) is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its ongoing commitment to empowering people around the world with timely and accurate news from trusted health authorities.

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Center is featured at the top of News Feed and provides a central place for people to keep informed about the Coronavirus.

It includes real-time updates from national official sources, regional and global organizations such as the Africa Center for Disease Control (bit.ly/3cH9PN5) and the World Health Organization as well as helpful resources – articles, videos and posts – and tips about social distancing and preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Facebook users can opt-in to the Center to get notifications and see updates in their News Feed from official government, regional or global health authorities.

Facebook’s Director of Public Policy, Africa, Kojo Boakye, says: “Facebook is supporting the public health community’s work across the world to keep all communities informed during the coronavirus pandemic.

We are happy to provide nearly every country in Sub-Saharan Africa with its own Information Center so people across the continent have a central place to find authoritative information around COVID-19.”

The new countries where Facebook is launching the Coronavirus Information Center are:

Botswana

Burundi

Central African Republic

Comoros

Congo

Djibouti

Equatorial

Guinea

Eritrea

Eswatini

Gambia

Guinea-Bissau

Lesotho

Madagascar

Malawi

Mozambique

Namibia

Rwanda

Sao Tome and Principe

Sierra Leone

South Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

(AFP)

Albert Echetah

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