Sub-Saharan Africa Needs to Plug Local Knowledge gap to up its Anti-COVID-19 Game
Africa remains one of the regions least affected by COVID-19, although evidence suggests it is an evolving and growing pandemic. It is now present in all African countries and territories. From…
We Think There’s a Better way to Assess the Research of African Academics: Here’s how
In the past two decades, much has been made in academic circles about global rankings of educational institutions. Bodies such as Times Higher Education and Webometrics regularly rank universities based on a set of criteria. These…
Africa: Let’s Prepare for a Marathon Struggle Against COVID-19
African health practitioners should own the narrative of the coronavirus pandemic and take advantage of Africa’s experience of other outbreaks of disease in order to mount a tailored response, says…
How African countries are dealing with elections during COVID-19
Five countries have gone ahead with elections. Nine have postponed. A dozen more are up in the air. Despite the risks posed by the coronavirus, Burundi goes to the polls…
Africa: ‘Let’s Use the Interconnectedness That Spread COVID-19 to Fight It’
AllAfrica’s Esther Rose spoke with Dr Ify Aniebo, an infectious disease expert with a background in molecular biology and genetics, and who co-authored the Lancet paper: COVID-19 – Access to Lifesaving Medical Resources for African Countries….
Libya: Germany Exports Millions in Arms to Libya War Belligerents, Despite Embargo
Despite supporting an embargo, Germany has exported €330 million in weapons to countries involved in the war in Libya. The conflict has escalated since Khalifa Haftar’s forces seized Tripoli. Since…
The impact of COVID-19 on youth activism and advocacy in Nigeria
From the 1965 famous Selma walk in Alabama USA, to the militant resistance in the 1960s during the South African apartheid, to the Salt March in India, to the organized…
Wave of Afro-optimism found amongst Africa’s youth
By: HANA RAJABALLY AFRICA YOUTH SURVEY 2020 The African Youth Survey 2020 has discovered a strong optimism for the future amongst Africa’s youth. Fourteen countries across the African continent took…
South Africa’s COVID-19 strategy needs updating: here’s why and how
Decision-making at the early stages of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (the coronavirus causing COVID-19) was constrained by a paucity of medical evidence and epidemiological data. Knowledge gained over the past two…
The eight must-read African novels to get you through lockdown
African academics draw up a reading list that speaks to the vibrancy of contemporary as well as older African literature.The Conversation For those looking from the global North, African literature…
How to ensure poor people in Africa’s cities can still get food during lockdowns
More than half of all African countries have now imposed lockdown measures aimed at flattening the curve of new COVID-19 infections. The reason for taking such drastic measures while infection rates are…
The pandemic can be a catalyst for decolonisation in Africa
As the West focuses on its own survival, Africans have the opportunity to complete what their ancestors started. The Western “brand” is suffering from what many see as a “slow…
Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate
No, the coronavirus is not an “equalizer.” Black people are being infected and dying at higher rates. Here’s what Milwaukee is doing about it — and why governments need to…
Re-aligning Knowledge Production in Africa for Greater Impact
The continent of Africa brims with vast potential for progress, and as the dynamics of the fourth industrial revolution takes center stage, Africa is confronted with the stark choice of…