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Tanzania’s gamble: Anatomy of a totally novel coronavirus response
In contrast to most leaders, Magufuli’s main strategies are to limit information, treat fear as the main threat, and keep the economy running. Read ... -
President Magufuli, we need leadership, not prayers
Many lives will be lost unless the government changes course soon, writes the head of foreign affairs of Tanzania’s main opposition. Read all our ... -
Lockdowns’ effects are political. Restrictions on the poor always are.
Those in the informal economy are particularly hard hit by responses to the pandemic. This isn’t inevitable. It’s the result of political decisions. Read ... -
Aid has failed. COVID-19 both exposes this and offers the chance for a reset.
Coronavirus has laid bare the failures of aid. Instead of it being wasted or used to prop up big men, it must now serve ... -
Sweeping powers and a transition on ice: Pandemic politics in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s state of emergency gives it both vague wide-ranging powers and an impending political headache. Read all our COVID-19 coverage On 8 April, Ethiopia’s ... -
From calm to confusion: How Kenya’s COVID-19 frontman lost his sheen
At the start, Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe was able to talk the talk of a state in control. But then the government had to ... -
Tanzania: It’s time for a lockdown, debt relief and much more urgency
Zanzibar and Tanzania can beat the pandemic and emerge more united, but we don’t have time to spare. Here’s what we need to do. ... -
Must Always pads always be low-quality for Kenyans?
In Kenya, Always pads use a cheap material that causes irritation for many. In Europe and the US, they don’t. For more than three decades, ... -
High-profile jailbreak undermines Somalia’s fight for justice
Abdirashid Janan’s arrest suggested justice might soon be served. His escape shows how far away it remains. On 31 August 2019, dramatic news emerged ... -
Is research getting more dangerous? Roland Marchal’s plight suggests so
Iran’s incarceration of a leading analyst on east and central Africa fits into a pattern of persecution of academics in the Middle East and ...
