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Culture, Covid and Social Cohesion in Rural Southern Africa

By Leslie Bank
March 16, 2021

Social rules in rural South Africa ahead of the Third Wave

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The Sociology of Ground Zero: The South African Variant and Colonial Prejudice

By Leslie Bank
February 25, 2021

Colonial prejudice: the sociology of Ground Zero

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A Road Paved with Thorns: Access to Justice for Women in Conflict Areas in Darfur

By Wini Omer
February 19, 2021

Civil Society Dialogue in the Horn of Africa Series: Justice for Women Darfur

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Africa Can Improve Future Health Systems Resilience by Complementing Gaps in Physical Infrastructure with Digital Health Solutions

By Lenias Hwenda
November 16, 2020

Improving Africa's health system resilience

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Covid-19 in South Africa: Whither Migrants?

By Ncumisa Willie Faisal Garba
June 17, 2020

Nationalistic approaches to the covid-19 pandemic overlook the interdependent nature of social relations

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COVID-19 and Agricology: Echoes of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Africa

By Ronald Elly WANDA
June 10, 2020

Can Africans circumvent the on-going global health crisis through a return to indigenous knowledge systems?

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Epidemics and Social Observation: Why Africa Needs a Different Approach to Covid-19

By Paul Richards
June 1, 2020

Why haven’t social factors been more thoroughly scrutinised in the huge upsurge of scientific effort to combat Covid-19?

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Kenya and Covid-19: Pandemic Response Risks Excluding Minority Groups

By Ella Duncan
May 29, 2020

Identity based welfare exclusion reinforces the Kenyan's state fault lines of power and access

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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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Covid-19 Underscores the Need to Overhaul Social Policies Across Africa

By Nidhi Parekh
May 13, 2020

Covid-19 Underscores the Need to Overhaul Social Policies across Africa

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