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Covid-19

Exploring the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa on health, the economy, politics, social issues, culture and more. (This section includes articles from both the main site and the Debating Ideas sub-section.)

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    Covid-19Society

    African migration to China may never be the same again

    By Roberto Castillo
    April 23, 2020
    If China continues to use mass surveillance technologies after COVID-19, staying untraceable may be impossible for undocumented migrants. Read all our COVID-19 coverage  The ...
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  • africa lockdowns Young people are statistically highly unlikely to get severe symptoms from COVID-19. They make up a much higher proportion of populations in Africaa than Europe, North America or Asia.
    Covid-19Society

    One size fits all? Why lockdowns might not be Africa’s best bet.

    By James Fairhead & Melissa Leach
    April 22, 2020
    If Uganda was 100 people, just two would be over 65. Over two-thirds would be under 25. Are costly lockdowns always the best option? ...
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  • Covid-19Debating IdeasPublic Health

    Covid-19 in Africa: Navigating Short and Long Term Strategies

    By Marlous van Waijenburg & Ewout Frankema
    April 22, 2020
    No matter what long-term strategy African governments decide to follow, there is a clear role for the international community, which should extend beyond Chinese ...
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    Covid-19MalawiPolitics

    Of protests and polls: Malawi’s very political pandemic

    By Charles Pensulo
    April 21, 2020
    Coronavirus has reached Malawi at a historic moment in which government trust is low and all political parties have one eye on the July ...
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  • Covid-19COVID-19Debating IdeasEconomies and SocietiesPublic Health

    Covid-19 and the Environmental Crisis: Towards a Lower-Carbon Recovery

    By Ludmila Azo
    April 21, 2020
    COVID-19 in Environmental crisis: How can the public sector kill two birds with one stone?
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  • Togo dictatorships lockdown coronavirus: President Faure Gnassingbé has been in power in Togo since 2005 when he took over from his father, in power from 1967. Credit UN Photo/Pierre Albouy.
    Covid-19PoliticsTogo

    Dictators love lockdowns

    By Farida Nabourema
    April 21, 2020
    Resisting injustice and abuse by authoritarian regimes like Togo’s was hard enough before coronavirus. It will be even harder during and after it. Read ...
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  • informal economy uganda coronavirus covid-19
    Covid-19EconomyUganda

    Lockdowns’ effects are political. Restrictions on the poor always are.

    By Graeme Young
    April 20, 2020
    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 ...
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  • Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO) s
    Africa's Foreign EngagementsCovid-19COVID-19Debating IdeasEthiopiaPublic Health

    The Campaign Against Tedros Adhanom: Objective or Ideological?

    By Teshome Beyene Berhe
    April 20, 2020
    A unified response is critical to fighting bigoted and ideology-laden campaigns against proven leaders from Africa.
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  • Covid-19COVID-19Debating IdeasEconomies and SocietiesPublic Health

    How can African Tax Collectors Help Cope with the Economic Impacts of Covid-19?

    By Mick Moore
    April 19, 2020
    It is very challenging for African governments to use tax measures to counter the economic consequences of the pandemic, and even more challenging to ...
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  • Covid-19COVID-19Debating IdeasPublic Health

    Covid-19: What Africa Can Learn from Africa – Community Care Centres

    By Esther Yei Mokuwa, Foday Mamoud Kamara, Harro Maat, Susannah Mayhew, Paul Richards, Maarten Voors
    April 17, 2020
    Africa lacks the advanced facilities found in Europe and North America however epidemics like COVID-19 respond to old-fashioned public health measures.
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