Covid-19
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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 ... -
COVID-19: An open letter from African intellectuals to Africa’s leaders
100 leading academics and writers call on leaders to govern with compassion and see the crisis as a chance for a radical change of ... -
كوفيد-19 في أفريقيا: إعرف الوباء، واعمل على سياسته
Arabic translation of Alex de Waal's Covid19 in Africa: Know your Pandemic, Act on its Politics -
The pandemic will affect the mental health of all these groups
It is essential that governments include mental health responses in their plans to address coronavirus. Read all our COVID-19 coverage Like others across the ... -
Improving the Living Conditions of Cash Transfer Agents Could Curb the Spread of Covid-19
As the Kenyan government continues to support the elderly and vulnerable members of the society through cash transfer programmes, it is important that challenges ... -
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 ... -
How girls’ education and safety will be harmed by the covid response
And the steps African governments can and must take to mitigate it. Read all our COVID-19 coverage Abigail*, a young woman who lives in ... -
How Covid-19 Lockdowns Affect Healthcare of Non-Covid Cases
Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Neglect Of Other Healthcare Challenges -
South Africa’s xenophobic agenda is impeding its coronavirus response
COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on citizenship. That the government continues to is even more reckless than usual. Read all our COVID-19 coverage Across the ...
