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COVID-19 and Agricology: Echoes of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Africa
Can Africans circumvent the on-going global health crisis through a return to indigenous knowledge systems? -
COVID-19: The state cannot save us
South Africa’s biomedical response has been exemplary, but it has failed to mobilise social movements essential for tackling public health crises. Read all our COVID-19 coverage ... -
Africa Day 2020 Marks 100 Days Since the Covid-19 Outbreak: A Celebration of a Continent Not Backing Down
The eve of Africa Day 2020 marked 100 days since the outbreak of Covid-19: how is the continent faring? -
Malawi: Campaigning during COVID-19 doesn’t have to be like this
Political parties are putting their supporters at risk by holding huge rallies. But there are alternatives. Read all our COVID-19 coverage Next month, Malawians will go ... -
Epidemics and Social Observation: Why Africa Needs a Different Approach to Covid-19
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
Identity based welfare exclusion reinforces the Kenyan's state fault lines of power and access -
How Mauritius’ unique political culture helped it beat COVID-19
When a welfare state and good neighbours prove their worth. Read all our COVID-19 coverage Every day at 6pm, one of the co-author’s 10-year-old son would ... -
Fighting continues in Anglophone Cameroon despite COVID-19 concerns
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 every region ... -
Love (from Afar) in the Time of Covid-19: Diaspora Humanitarianism and Pandemic Response
With close links to origin countries diasporas can mobilise quickly in a humanitarian crisis.