in Depth

Corona Chronicles: 27 April – 30 April

The number of confirmed cases has now surpassed three million. Despite efforts across the African continent there are now 34,000 confirmed cases. Both France and Italy have entered a recession. On the plus side, lockdowns worldwide have led to a record drop in C02 emissions. This week, we begin to look ahead to life post-lockdown and even post-pandemic.

Article 1/10

despotism disguised

Article 1/10

Coronavirus: despotism disguised by the pandemic The coronavirus pandemic should not be used as a pretext for autocratic regimes to crack down on human rights and block the free flow of information.

A man walks past a closed shopping centre, as authorities race to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Abuja © A man walks past a closed shopping centre, as authorities race to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Abuja, Nigeria 28 April 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Article 2/10

Fundraising fears

Article 2/10

Coronavirus: Nigeria goes home for funds out of fear on COVID-19 impact Due to worries about global financial flows, President Buhari’s government is turning to the local market rather than the eurobond one.

Article 3/10

pandemic priorities

Article 3/10

Coronavirus: Bill Gates defends WHO from Trump, gives $11m

Article 4/10

DISTRESS CALL

Article 4/10

Coronavirus: Ease sanctions for Zimbabwe and Sudan pleads AU Chair Chairperson of the African Union, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, has asked the international community to lift the economic sanctions agai...

Webp.net-resizeimage (89) © Woolworths store in Sandton, South Africa, August 28, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Article 5/10

Retail Strategy

Article 5/10

Coronavirus: Woolworths small-shop formats well suited to post-pandemic Local stores with fresh products are a better route to growth than online shopping for South Africa’s food retailers.

Article 6/10

HOME SICK

Article 6/10

Coronavirus: Can those stranded from Cairo to Cape Town come home? Nationals stranded abroad due to COVID-19 are trying to make their way home through the help of their respective governments; but for many, there is n...

Photo taken during ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit by videoconference, April 23, 2020. © DR

Article 7/10

ECOWAS digitised

Article 7/10

Coronavirus: ECOWAS appoints Buhari as pandemic response ‘champion’ ECOWAS held its first videoconference summit, discussing developments and impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Article 8/10

Knockout Blow

Article 8/10

Coronavirus: South African mining losses sealed from lockdown Loss-making platinum and gold mines in South Africa are unlikely to survive lockdown.

Article 9/10

Bottled hope

Article 9/10

Coronavirus: Rajoelina’s ‘remedy’ flows freely in Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina’s Covid-Organics (CVO) remedy is being handed out free of charge in the country’s streets and schools.

A masked woman walks down the hallway of a shopping mall in Kitwe, Zambia, February 2020.

Article 10/10

case by case

Article 10/10

Covid-19 in Africa: map following the pandemic For a while untouched by the coronavirus pandemic, the whole continent is now affected by the spread of Covid-19.

The In Depth Collection