April 17, 2020
Africa: COVID-19, The Loyalty Test for Employers
"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
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
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 »
April 14, 2020
Africa: How Debt Relief During COVID-19 Will Help the World's Economy - UNECA
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: On the Current Situation in Guangzhou, China
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 »
Africa: Bobi Wine Offers to Rescue Africans 'Mistreated' in China
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 »
April 08, 2020
Africa: African Leaders Stand With WHO Boss Tedros After Trump Attack
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: Why Reading Stories to Your Children Will Help During Times of Crisis
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: Four Conflict Countries 'Particularly Vulnerable' to COVID-19
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: Virtual Learning During COVID-19, Who is Left Behind?
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
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
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
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 »
April 02, 2020
Africa: Three Studies Shed New Light on Scope of Human Evolution
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
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 »
March 31, 2020
Africa: Disabilities Should Not Exclude People from Receiving Dental Care
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
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 »
March 26, 2020
Africa: Keeping People Fed in a Time of COVID-19 Lockdowns
"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 »
March 25, 2020
Africa: The Covid-19 Crisis and An Agenda for National & Global Problem-Solving
The Covid-19 pandemic is still in full swing, but its lessons start to emerge for those whose commitment is to think ahead. We are currently at war, like so many global leaders… Read more »
Africa: Electronic Cigarettes Hailed as Less Harmful Alternative - What Does Science Say?
The American Consumer Institute published a report on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and public health on March 9, adding to the long list of studies that indicate that… Read more »
Africa: How Resource Scarcity Fuels Conflict - Young Activists Tackle Climate Crisis
She may not be from central Africa, but 17-year-old Makenna Muigai would like African leaders to rally their political muscle to save the endangered Congo Basin - for a good… Read more »
March 24, 2020
Africa: Turning the Tables - African and European Narratives in the Time of Corona
Most of Europe is in lockdown, trying to cope with the huge implications of the battle against the novel coronavirus. Africans are following what is happening on the other side of… Read more »
Africa: COVID-19 – Africa's Looming Humanitarian and Security Crisis
Africa remains by far the most vulnerable continent in terms of viral and bacterial infections. Covid-19 is likely to prove the worst of these. Numbers shift constantly, but by 24… Read more »
March 23, 2020
Africa: Health Minister Offers 'Clinic' on Explaining COVID-19 to 200 Million Nigerians
One of every six Africans is Nigerian, according to widely cited calculations, but that may underestimate Nigeria's share of the continent's population. Many of the country's 200… Read more »
Africa: Where to Find the Latest, Trusted Coronavirus Info From Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic is dominating the news headlines - and people’s thoughts. Read more »