There is a lot of speculation about the future of travel. But one thing is for certain, #POSTCOVID19 countries with a good track record of managing the outbreak will get prioritized as countries start opening their borders. Where do you think that places Uganda with only 121 confirmed cases, 31 of whom have been repatriated, 55 recoveries, and 35 active cases with no deaths as of 11th May, 2020. Do you think this is good enough to get us in good books with the international airspace? We think so. 

Here is a list of how other countries in Africa are faring to date: 

Major African stats: May 11 
Confirmed cases = 63,293
Number of deaths = 2,290
Recoveries = 21,837
Infected countries = 53
Virus-free countries = 1 (Lesotho)

Countries in alphabetical order
Algeria – 5,723
Angola – 45
Benin – 319
Botswana – 23
Burkina Faso – 751
Burundi – 15
Cameroon – 2,579
Cape Verde – 246
Central African Republic – 143
Chad – 322
Comoros – 11
Congo-Brazzaville – 274
DR Congo – 991
Djibouti – 1,210
Egypt – 9,400
Equatorial Guinea – 439
Eritrea – 39
Eswatini – 172
Ethiopia – 239
Gabon – 661
(The) Gambia – 20
Ghana – 4,263
Guinea – 2,146
Guinea-Bissau – 726
Ivory Coast – 1,700
Kenya – 672
Lesotho – 0
Liberia – 199
Libya – 64
Madagascar – 193
Malawi – 56
Mali – 704
Mauritania – 8
Mauritius – 332
Morocco – 6,063
Mozambique – 91
Namibia – 16
Niger – 821
Nigeria- 4,399
Rwanda – 284
Sao Tome and Principe – 208
Senegal – 1,709
Seychelles – 11
Sierra Leone – 307
Somalia – 1,054
South Africa – 10,015
South Sudan – 120
Sudan – 1,365
Tanzania – 509
Togo – 174
Tunisia – 1,032
Uganda – 121
Zambia – 267
Zimbabwe – 36

Source: John Hopkins University tallies, Africa CDC and from official government data.