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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-19 and the New Scramble for Africa

By Anne Abaho
May 27, 2020

Covid-19 and the New Scramble for Africa

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Cameroon Covid-19

Fighting continues in Anglophone Cameroon despite COVID-19 concerns

By R. Maxwell Bone & Akem Kelvin Nkwain
May 27, 2020

Government raids have displaced people, increasing risks of transmission. Separatist attacks have impeded humanitarian and public health efforts. Read all our COVID-19 coverage For ...

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Covid-19 Society

This is how the youth is mobilising tech during COVID19

By Melanie Pinet, Ethel Boateng & Phionah Sanyu
May 27, 2020

During the crisis, young people are innovating and disrupting. These trends should be supported even after the pandemic. Read all our COVID-19 coverage The ...

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Covid-19 Economy Politics

Last month could’ve been a real turning point for Africa-China ties

By Barney Walsh
May 26, 2020

But it wasn’t. Instead of using the maltreatment of Africans in China as an opportunity to take a more assertive stance, Africa’s leaders let ...

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من على البعد: دروس مفيدة من تجارب العون في الصومال والسودان لأزمة كوفيد-19*

By Susanne Jaspars
May 26, 2020

Going Remote: Learning from Aid Practices in Somalia and Sudan for the Covid-19 Crisis

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Gifting and the Capable State in Times of Crisis

By Leslie Bank
May 25, 2020

State gifting and the politics of bailouts in the time of Covid

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Love (from Afar) in the Time of Covid-19: Diaspora Humanitarianism and Pandemic Response

By Bashair Ahmed Paul Asquith
May 22, 2020

With close links to origin countries diasporas can mobilise quickly in a humanitarian crisis.

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Humour Ignores Social Distancing: Postcolonial Irony and Covid-19 in Africa

By David Mwambari Laura S. Martin
May 20, 2020

Africans are fighting and commenting on the Covid epidemic, as they did with long-established colonial narratives, through the medium of humour.

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Covid-19 Politics

How African countries are dealing with elections during COVID-19

By Erik Asplund & Olufunto Akinduro
May 20, 2020

Five countries have gone ahead with elections. Nine have postponed. A dozen more are up in the air. Read all our COVID-19 coverage Despite ...

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Cameroon Covid-19

Where is President Biya? COVID-19 in Cameroon

By Sophie Neiman
May 19, 2020

Confirmed COVID-19 cases are rapidly increasing in Cameroon. Yet, the president has barely been seen. Read all our COVID-19 coverage As the COVID-19 pandemic ...

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