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As the world battles a pandemic, Africa has become polio free. Lessons learned can help its fight against COVID-19. “Could you patent the sun?” This is how American … Read More
Recently, Speak Up Africa hosted an online conversation with Dr. Canisius Kanangire, executive secretary of the African Ministers` Council on Water (AMCOW). It was the second episode of its ‘Virtual … Read More
Speak Up Africa, the Dakar, Senegal-based nonprofit working to catalyze dialogues, drive policy changes and create awareness on health and sanitation issues in Africa, this week, hosted a conversation with the … Read More
These are challenging times for Africa and the rest of our global village. As of 24 May 2020, 54 countries in Africa had recorded more than 100,000 COVID-19 … Read More
As the coronavirus pandemic puts an accent on the geopolitical dynamics among powerful states, China has stepped up its support to Africa’s fight against the virus – arguably not only … Read More
Over 150 million Nigerians do not have access to clean water and handwashing facilities, a major obstacle in the country’s effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 Aware of … Read More
As the global community observe the 2020 World Malaria Day on Saturday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has underlined the critical importance of sustaining efforts to prevent, detect and treat … Read More
Speak Up Africa, the Dakar, Senegal-based nonprofit working to catalyze dialogues, drive policy changes and create awareness on health and sanitation issues in Africa, has launched a continent-wide campaign against COVID-19 … Read More
The coronavirus will challenge African economies already saddled with debt, shrinking budget revenue, and compromised health systems. A continent-wide approach that applies lessons learned in Liberia during the Ebola outbreak … Read More
As Africa begins its battle against COVID-19, the water needs of millions of Africans continues to remain unmet, even as climate change threatens to worsen lack of access to safe … Read More
