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Corona Chronicles: 25 May – 29 May

The number of global cases of COVID-19 is now close to six million. South Africa is due to further open its lockdown as it prepares for level 3 on 1 June, while Namibia is praised for its efforts of keeping the number of cases to a record low.

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BATTLEFIELD

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Coronavirus: South Africa’s unions fight for essential workers’ safety South Africa will move to level 3 lockdown on Monday 1 June, and unions are working to ensure that companies comply with safety standards and regulati...

Kaombo Norte floating oil platform is seen from a helicopter off the coast of Angola

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POST COVID ERA

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Post-coronavirus: More sorrow for Africa’s new oil and gas producers A group of countries in sub-Saharan Africa once designated as “prospective producers” are facing a different challenge in addition to the current drop...

Namibian President Geingob arrives for the inauguration of Ramaphosa as South African president, at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria

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leader of the pack

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Coronavirus: Namibia praised for containing the virus The Republic of Namibia has been praised for its containment of the coronavirus, after a 45 day streak with no new cases recorded.

A miner works at the entrance of a shaft at the SMB coltan mine near the town of Rubaya

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real world

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Call to graduates during coronavirus: ‘Don’t forget how you stayed connected’ This pandemic has exposed how weak links in our system nationally and globally condemn us all. In light of our graduation, let us not forget that and ...

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Sleeping Giant

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Nigeria VS Coronavirus: Gas could be saving grace over crashing oil In the fourth story of our series on the impact of COVID-19 on Nigeria’s economy, we look at why the country’s neglected gas reserves need to form par...

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investing in the informal

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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s informal economy hit hard In the wake of COVID-19 across Nigeria’s informal sector, the intensity, the approach, the quantity and quality of our participation will need to be a...

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POLITICAL PANDEMIC

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Coronavirus: ‘People’s vaccine’ campaigners claim victory at WHO summit The campaign for a vaccine against the coronavirus to be recognised as a global public good – patent-free, produced at scale and internationally avail...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Angola

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smooth sailing

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Coronavirus: Reforms by Angola’s Lourenço helped mitigate effects of COVID-19 Angola has been hit by both low oil prices and COVID-19. But according to Sergio Pugliese from AEC, the positive reforms brought on by President Loure...

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Accra

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perfect storm

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Ghana: Debt repayments greater than health or education spending

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same ball game

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Coronavirus: How is Egypt navigating the economic fallout? How is Egypt responding to the coronavirus pandemic as some of its most profitable sectors have been hit by COVID-19?

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