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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: You Need to Know the Latest Data to Avoid COVID-19

Ongoing research about SARS-CoV-2  – also called new Corona virus - the virus that causes COVID-19, is yielding new information daily, and there is still much to… Read more »

Africa: Getting Ahead of the Virus Key to Change Course of COVID-19 - WHO Africa

"This is one of the biggest health challenges Africa has faced in a generation. Adopting approaches which are adaptable to the African context is key to containing the spread." Read more »

Africa: Coronavirus and Upcoming Elections - What Are the Options?

At the rapid rate at which the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been spreading, it was only a matter of time before Africa was affected. At the time of writing, cases of COVID-19… Read more »

Africa: Novel Coronavirus - How Close Are We to Treatment And Vaccine?

The new coronavirus, declared a pandemic on March 11 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) because of its global spread, and with more than 170,000 confirmed cases, according to… Read more »

Africa: Idris Elba Tests Positive for Coronavirus

The British award-winning actor and musician Idris Elba has confirmed he has tested positive for coronavirus. Read more »

Africa: Novel Tobacco Products - Towards An Inclusive Debate?

Worldwide, an estimated 40 million people consume or have consumed electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) today. The challenges, health and commercial, are therefore significant. The… Read more »

Africa: Young Climate Activist - How Locusts, Climate Crisis Threaten Peace

Africa's young people are at the forefront by climate change action sweeping the world as climate change activists take charge where global leadership has failed. Makenna Muigai,… Read more »

Africa: Anzisha Prize - Developing Entrepreneurship Into a Career

"The most important thing we can all do when it comes to very young entrepreneurship is realising that we're all potential supporters of this work. If you're a parent you can… Read more »

Africa: Why This Major Cigarette Company is Going 'Smoke-Free'

In the past few years, new ways of consuming tobacco and nicotine have gained ground in many parts of the globe where regulators, scientists, policymakers, manufacturers and… Read more »