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French doctor apologises for suggesting Covid-19 vaccine be tested in Africa
Thomson Reuters | 5 April 2020 |The Independent Online Dakar - A French doctor apologised on Friday for suggesting a possible treatment for Covid-19 should be tested in Africa, after the remarks sparked an outcry on social media. Jean-Paul Mira, the head of the intensive care unit at the Cochin hospital in Paris, made the comments on Wednesday during an interview on … [Read more...] about French doctor apologises for suggesting Covid-19 vaccine be tested in Africa
How internet shutdowns have affected the lives of millions of Ethiopians
Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew |April 2, 2020 | The Conversation The people of Wollega province in the western part of Ethiopia did not have access to the internet from January this year to the end of March. Wollega province is endowed with natural resources such as coffee, gold, platinum, coal, and precious stones. It is also one of the largest provinces in Oromia region where … [Read more...] about How internet shutdowns have affected the lives of millions of Ethiopians
Covid-19: Why it is so difficult for Africa to ‘flatten the curve’
Mehari Taddele Maru | 24 Mar 2020 | Mail & Guardian Covid-19 has now hit more than 40 African countries, with almost 2 000 confirmed cases as of March 23. So far, the coronavirus has been slow to spread across Africa, but there are several factors unique to the continent that could make it difficult to reduce the rate of infections — and make the pandemic more deadly … [Read more...] about Covid-19: Why it is so difficult for Africa to ‘flatten the curve’
Rwandan man who breached coronavirus lockdown order eaten by crocodile
ANA Reporter | Mar 26, 2020 | The Independent Online Johannesburg - A Rwandan man who breached government’s instruction to stay at home during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown to go fishing, has been killed and eaten by a crocodile, the New York Post reported. Alice Kayitesi, the mayor of the southern Kamonyi district, confirmed the incident, which took place in the … [Read more...] about Rwandan man who breached coronavirus lockdown order eaten by crocodile
In Africa, social distancing is a privilege few can afford
If you live in a township, make a living in the informal sector, or travel on a crowded bus, how do you self-quarantine? Karsten Noko|22 Mar 2020 | Aljazeera The COVID-19 pandemic has already permeated all aspects of life. While optimists hope it will force us to rethink inequality and global access to healthcare, the realists believe the net effect of the pandemic … [Read more...] about In Africa, social distancing is a privilege few can afford
The coronavirus and Africa: Exposing our vulnerabilities and inequalities
Ayesha Jacub | 22 Mar 2020 | Mail & Guardian As Africans we are no strangers to large-scale human loss. Memories of the HIV epidemic weigh heavily on our collective psyche. We remember what it was like to lose large groups of our community to a virus while the world scrambled to find treatments. Our doctors know how health systems and staff can crumble under the pressure … [Read more...] about The coronavirus and Africa: Exposing our vulnerabilities and inequalities
Zimbabweans’ survival strategies
Kudzai Mashininga |12 Mar 2020 | Mail & Guardian oseph Mbano* keeps the contact details of every fuel attendant he meets. He’s made friends with about a dozen of them, hoping to be tipped off when fuel is available in Harare, so that he can fill up one of his family’s two vehicles. They can no longer afford to keep both cars on the road; getting petrol for one … [Read more...] about Zimbabweans’ survival strategies
More African countries confirm first Covid-19 cases
Thirty African countries are now treating nearly 400 patients with Covid-19 David Lewis |16 March 2020 | Business Day Nairobi — Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma pledged to donate more than 1-million coronavirus tests to Africa on Monday, as more African nations confirmed their first cases or shut borders amid fears of the disease's impact on fragile … [Read more...] about More African countries confirm first Covid-19 cases
The Digital Dictators: How Technology Strengthens Autocracy
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Erica Frantz, and Joseph Wright, Foreign Affairs, March/April 2020 I’ll be watching you: outside a mosque in Xinjiang, China, June 2008 Kadir Van Lohuizen / Noor / Redux The Stasi, East Germany’s state security service, may have been one of the most pervasive secret police agencies that ever existed. It was infamous for its capacity to … [Read more...] about The Digital Dictators: How Technology Strengthens Autocracy
Africa’s Democratic Moment? The Five Leaders Who Could Transform the Region
By Judd Devermont and Jon Temin | June 11, 2019 | Foreign Affairs In the 60-plus years since the countries of sub-Saharan Africa started becoming independent, democracy there has advanced unevenly. During the Cold War, many African states turned into Soviet- or U.S.-backed dictatorships. Afterward, some nascent democracies made notable gains, but others … [Read more...] about Africa’s Democratic Moment? The Five Leaders Who Could Transform the Region