April 14, 2020
Africa: How Debt Relief During COVID-19 Will Help the World's Economy - UNECA
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As the novel coronavirus spreads on the continent, The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) prepares to release a report on COVID-19 in Africa - Protecting Lives… Read more »
Africa: Bobi Wine Offers to Rescue Africans 'Mistreated' in China
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Ugandan musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has offered to help airlifts Africans allegedly being mistreated in China after reports… Read more »
Africa: On the Current Situation in Guangzhou, China [opinion]
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Over the past few days I have been almost inundated with requests to comment on the current situation in Guangzhou, China. I propose a few thoughts. Read more »
April 11, 2020
Sudan: Sudan's Revolution One Year After Fall of the Dictatorship [guest column]
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The streets running from Sudan’s army headquarters to the University of Khartoum are quiet this week - shut down by order of the transitional government to stave off the… Read more »
April 09, 2020
South Africa: Ramaphosa Extends Coronavirus Lockdown, Slashes Cabinet Ministers' Salaries
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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the country's coronavirus lockdown by another two weeks, effectively closing down free movement and much of the economy until… Read more »
April 08, 2020
Africa: African Leaders Stand With WHO Boss Tedros After Trump Attack
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African leaders are coming out in defence of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus after US President Donald Trump attacked the… Read more »
Africa: Four Conflict Countries 'Particularly Vulnerable' to COVID-19
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South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Sudan are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19, says a new survey of factors contributing to the risks… Read more »
Africa: Why Reading Stories to Your Children Will Help During Times of Crisis [guest column]
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During the lockdown period of the COVID19, many South African parents and caregivers have been left feeling worried and confused. The nationally imposed lockdown means that… Read more »
Africa: Virtual Learning During COVID-19, Who is Left Behind? [opinion]
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On March 23rd, at the height of concerns of COVID-19 in Kenya, the Kenyan Government directed the closure of schools and recommended online learning through radio, television and… Read more »
April 07, 2020
Africa: Positive Moves After Finance Ministers Call for Debt Relief During COVID-19 Crisis
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The appeal Africa's ministers of finance made to bilateral, multilateral and commercial partners after their online conferences of March 19 and 31, 2020, for the alleviation of… Read more »
April 06, 2020
Africa: Four Ways Nigeria Can Reduce Importing COVID-19 Via Its Border [guest column]
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As the COVID-19 pandemic rages globally, the African continent has not been severely affected. Overall, Africa – a continent of 1.2 billion people – has… Read more »
April 03, 2020
Africa: Make Sure COVID-19 Measures Work for Africans - Moeti
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The low infection rates in Africa countries could be a result of a lesser capacity to test for COVID-19, relative to other countries where it has spread, and not necessarily an… Read more »
Mali: Preliminary Results Show Low Turnout in Election
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The turnout for Mali's parliamentary elections this week was just 36 percent, officials said on Thursday. Read more »
Guinea: Govt Wins Legislative Polls and Constitutional Referendum
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Guinean President Alpha Conde's party has won more than two-thirds of the seats in legislative elections held in March, AFP reports. Read more »
April 02, 2020
Africa: Three Studies Shed New Light on Scope of Human Evolution
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Three new research papers have brought evidence that human evolution was a less linear process than previously theorised, according to Gizmodo's George Dvorsky. They also suggest… Read more »
April 01, 2020
Africa: Fragile African Health Systems Face COVID-19 Catastrophe [guest column]
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By March 31, Africa had 5,431 confirmed cases of COVID-19 , with almost a quarter (,1,353) in South Africa, followed by 656 in Egypt and 584 in Algeria. Read more »
Africa: 'There Can Be No Empowerment Without Peace; and No Peace Without Gender Equality'
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The women and young peacebuilders' agenda cannot be siloed from the gender equality agenda. Read more »
March 31, 2020
Africa: Disabilities Should Not Exclude People from Receiving Dental Care [column]
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In 2015, I had a client with Down Syndrome while working as a dentist in Ekiti State, southwest Nigeria. He came for a root canal treatment. As a competent dentist, I had a hard… Read more »
March 30, 2020
Africa: Netflix Takes Steps to Handle African User Surge
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Clearly the Internet is under pressure with more and more people working and entertaining themselves from home - and now Netflix is taking steps to stop a collapse. Read more »
Mali: Polls Close in Parliamentary Elections
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Polls closed on Sunday (March 29) in Mali's long-delayed parliamentary elections, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
March 28, 2020
South Africa: Motsepe Pledges R1bn to Fight COVID-19
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Businessman Patrice Motsepe and his family pledged R1-billion to fight COVID-19 in South Africa. Read more »
March 27, 2020
South Africa: Govt Confirms 2 Deaths From COVID-19
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The Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize confirmed that two people died of COVID-19. Read more »
Cameroon: Separatist Group Announces Two-Week Ceasefire During COVID-19 Pandemic
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A separatist militia in Cameroon is to implement a two-week ceasefire during the COVID-19 pandemic, the BBC reports. Read more »
Sierra Leone: 'Radical Inclusion' Approach to Education an Extraordinary Victory for Pregnant Girls [column]
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Mariatu Sesay was still a schoolgirl in Sierra Leone when she fell pregnant. Had it not been for her principal and class teacher, she would not have been able to finish her… Read more »
March 26, 2020
Africa: Keeping People Fed in a Time of COVID-19 Lockdowns [column]
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"The government is saying we stay in the house, but if we do that, we will die of hunger. If we go out to look for money to buy food, we will die from the virus. They need to tell… Read more »
