Africa: Will Men Respond to COVID-19's Health Call?

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 »

Guinea Bissau: Prime Minister, Three Ministers Test Positive for COVID-19

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 »

Africa: Food Crisis Looms Amid COVID-19 Crisis

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

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 »

Africa: Primary Health Care - There's a Reason it's Called Primary

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 »

Africa: Transcript - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on U.S. Support for Africa's Fight Against COVID-19

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 »

Africa: Pompeo - No Drop in U.S. Africa Funding, Says WHO Under Review, Blasts China on Debt

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: Triple Threat - Conflict, Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19

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 »

Africa: No, Injecting or Drinking Disinfectant is Not a Way to Cure the Coronavirus

United States President Donald Trump has suggested that people could receive injections of disinfectant to cure the coronavirus. Read more »

Nigeria: Key COVID-19 Challenges for Nigeria - Testing and Co-ordinating 36 States

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

A group of young South Sudanese creatives is running a campaign - #WagifCorona - to raise awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Africa: Latest Confirmed COVID-19 Cases for the Continent

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Africa: When Will Africa Get Back to 'Normal'?

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 »

Africa: Energy Access Takes Center Stage in COVID-19 Fight, Powering Africa's Recovery

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?

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?

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 »

South Africa: Entrepreneurs Pioneer Rapid COVID-19 Test Kit

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 »

Africa: Fight Against COVID-19 'Will Not Be Won in World Until It's Won in Africa'

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

"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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Extends Coronavirus Lockdown, Slashes Cabinet Ministers' Salaries

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 »