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With Africa reeling from multiple crises this year, the region’s governments will have to direct their policy responses not just toward short-term recovery, but also toward long-term sustainability and resilience. … Read More
Systemic racism has its roots in extractive capitalism in Africa. Black people need to start telling their stories themselves. When we really know each other, recognize our contribution to … Read More
When the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind – African proverb Background Globally, individuals are having to embrace a new world, which involves the … Read More
The negative implications of COVID-19 on international climate finance flows in Africa should be a wakeup call to African countries to shift from the model of oversees dependency, especially regarding … Read More
Nigeria’s quite proactive response to COVID-19 offers other African countries immense learning opportunities On Friday, February 28, Nigeria confirmed its index case of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), … Read More
African governments need to act now to ensure small-scale farming and food supply chains remain uninterrupted. We have only just begun to see the far-ranging consequences of the … Read More
The threats that are hanging over the African continent with regards to the spread of COVID-19 demand our individual and collective attention. The situation is critical. Yet … Read More
Covid-19 is like a drama in which each act eclipses the one before. First, it was Wuhan. Then it moved to Europe. Now it’s accelerating in the United States. … Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to impose heavy human, financial, economic, and social costs on Africa. But the crisis also creates an opportunity to re-examine the continent’s fiscal and economic-policy … Read More
Only a global victory can end this pandemic, not a temporary rich countries’ win There is a major flaw in the strategy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Advanced … Read More
