May 01, 2020
Africa: Animated Series Shows Africa's Engagement With the World [interview]
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Launched in 2019, the Ubuntu Series is an African animated series that gives an insider perspective of Africa's engagement with the rest of the world. The series is produced in… Read more »
Africa: Will Men Respond to COVID-19's Health Call? [guest column]
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The latest data from New York tells us that the novel coronavirus is killing men at twice the rate of women. Death rates are higher around the world, including China,… Read more »
April 30, 2020
Guinea Bissau: Prime Minister, Three Ministers Test Positive for COVID-19
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Nuno Gomes Nabiam, the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus along with three members of his cabinet, Reuters quotes the country's health… Read more »
April 29, 2020
Africa: Food Crisis Looms Amid COVID-19 Crisis [opinion]
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) recently released a report, warning of potential doubling in the number of people that would face food insecurity due to the ongoing… Read more »
Africa: Lessons from Lawyers During the Ebola Outbreak in an Era of COVID-19 [opinion]
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As the world struggles to combat Covid-19, we have regular flashbacks to the Ebola outbreak which killed more than 11,000 people across West Africa. We remember the fear, panic,… Read more »
April 28, 2020
Africa: Primary Health Care - There's a Reason it's Called Primary [guest column]
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The outbreak of COVID-19 threatens to exact a high toll in sub-Saharan Africa, both because of its devastating effects on its victims and because of its potential to interrupt… Read more »
April 27, 2020
Africa: Pompeo - No Drop in U.S. Africa Funding, Says WHO Under Review, Blasts China on Debt
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The decision by President Trump to end U.S. funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) will not diminish U.S. support for health across Africa, including efforts to combat… Read more »
Africa: Transcript - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on U.S. Support for Africa's Fight Against COVID-19 [interview]
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Opening remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by telephone to an international group of seven journalists focused on Africa - transcribed from the call: Read more »
April 26, 2020
Africa: Triple Threat - Conflict, Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19
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The new coronavirus, officially called SARS-CoV-2, has infected more than three million people worldwide – 31,000 in Africa by 26 April – with Egypt, South Africa,… Read more »
April 24, 2020
Africa: No, Injecting or Drinking Disinfectant is Not a Way to Cure the Coronavirus
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United States President Donald Trump has suggested that people could receive injections of disinfectant to cure the coronavirus. Read more »
April 23, 2020
Nigeria: Key COVID-19 Challenges for Nigeria - Testing and Co-ordinating 36 States
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There are more than 200 million people in Nigeria, and with only 873 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, questions are being asked about the country's readiness to fight… Read more »
South Sudan: Give Us Your Wall to Fight COVID-19, Campaigners Ask
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A group of young South Sudanese creatives is running a campaign - #WagifCorona - to raise awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
April 22, 2020
Africa: Latest Confirmed COVID-19 Cases for the Continent
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EDITORS' NOTE: This article was last updated on May 16, 2020 Read more »
April 21, 2020
Africa: Keep Food Exports Flowing During Coronavirus Crisis, Says Trade Expert [guest column]
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Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, we have seen countries restrict food exports in the fear that a global shortage may be imminent and would undermine their domestic food… Read more »
Africa: Energy Access Takes Center Stage in COVID-19 Fight, Powering Africa's Recovery [guest column]
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COVID-19 is causing unprecedented disruptions around the world, with healthcare systems struggling and billions of people relying on electricity while confined to their homes. The… Read more »
Africa: The 'New World Order' - A Chance for Africa? [guest column]
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For decades, Africa has struggled to find its way in a process of globalization and being led by money powers with, as a consequence, an increasing widening of inequalities: more… Read more »
Africa: Can African Tailors Help End COVID-19 Mask Shortages?
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Tailors in Nigeria's Abia state are part of a continent-wide mobilization of citizens to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) needed for the fight against the spread of… Read more »
Africa: When Will Africa Get Back to 'Normal'? [guest column]
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As we face an invisible enemy that has crippled Europe and the United States, many are ringing alarm bells for Africa. Sitting around in our pajamas we are asking: "Is Africa… Read more »
Uganda: The Making of a Humanities Scholar [guest column]
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When I was young, having finished school with very high marks on my A-levels, people asked me what I wanted to study at university. I had never been interested in fields that… Read more »
April 20, 2020
South Africa: Entrepreneurs Pioneer Rapid COVID-19 Test Kit
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A COVID-19 test kit that provides results in a little over an hour has been created by entrepreneurs Daniel Ndima and Dineo Lioma of Cape Bio, reports Tech Financials. The pair are… Read more »
Mali: Polls Close Amid Reports of Intimidation, Claims of Vote Buying
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Acts of intimidation and allegations of vote buying marred the final round of legislative elections in Mali on Sunday, AFP reports. Read more »
April 17, 2020
Africa: Fight Against COVID-19 'Will Not Be Won in World Until It's Won in Africa'
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In the latest WHO update on the novel coronavirus, the speed at which COVID-19 is spreading was a major concern for Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization Regional Director… Read more »
Africa: COVID-19, The Loyalty Test for Employers
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"The coronavirus pandemics is not just a health crisis, but also a social and economic crisis. The impact COVID-19 has on employment/jobs is deep, far-reaching and unparalleled."… Read more »
April 16, 2020
Africa: Time to Act - 80+ African Intellectuals Address African Leaders on the COVID-19 Crisis [document]
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The threats that are hanging over the African continent with regards to the spread of COVID-19 demand our individual and collective attention. The situation is critical. Read more »
April 15, 2020
Africa: When Lockdowns Cause Social Tensions [guest column]
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A video was recently circulated showing people in overcrowded slums in Lagos, Nigeria resisting lockdown. In that video, the people expressed their dissatisfaction with the… Read more »
