In depth

Corona Chronicles: 30 March – 3 April

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to mount reaching a million people on 2 April, we take a look at how COVID-19 is affecting the continent socially and economically and even culturally.

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corona crooners

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Youssou N’Dour to Bobi Wine, African musicians join fight against coronavirus

African music stars are taking more action than ever before to combat the pandemic, through donations, songs, awareness-raising music videos and appeals to fans.

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Prayer and pandemics

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Religion in Nigeria despite coronavirus measures

Around Nigeria, religious and social gatherings have been restricted to 20 people, in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. This is having a big impact on the country's churches and mosques.

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beating the virus

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Nairobi’s fight against Coronavirus gets violent

Nairobi is a city on edge, as its 4.4 million residents try to avoid getting infected from coronavirus during the day, during the dusk-to-dawn curfew, they try to avoid police brutality.

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Care packages

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Nigeria introduces stimulus package to ease coronavirus hit

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a stimulus package to help households and small businesses hardest hit by the adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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new world

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Exclusive – UN’s Antonio Guterres: “In the face of the pandemic, a moratorium on African debt is necessary”.

The world is facing a crisis of the likes not seen since 1945 and the creation of the United Nations. Antonio Guterres spoke about this on Tuesday 31 March to Jeune Afrique, while unveiling the report which takes stock of measures to be taken to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Measures that address health, economic and social aspects of the crisis.

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Cash is King

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Nigeria’s banks face direct hit from geared-up oil producers

The leverage and hedging strategies against lower prices used by Nigeria’s oil producers will determine their chances of survival – and the size of the hit to their lenders.

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RAPID RESPONSE

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South African corporates step up to fight coronavirus

The spike in demand for hand sanitiser has spurred Sasol to develop a new variant of its alcohol-based chemicals to help manufacturers fill the gap.

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Potent Brews

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Nigeria’s locked-down drinks industry raises bootleg alcohol risks

Disruption to supplies of alcohol in Nigeria due to coronavirus risks spurring the consumption of dangerous illicit brews.

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heed warning

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Coronavirus in Algeria: A country’s last warning

The coronavirus outbreak has deepened Algeria’s legitimacy crisis. This could easily become a crisis between the state and Algerians, leading to a radical revolt. But it has also given Hirak the opportunity to think about new forms of peaceful struggle and the possibility of providing an alternative to the system.

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Damage Limitation

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Coronavirus: Africa must act on World Bank/IMF debt-relief proposal

Coronavirus compounds existing poverty challenges in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and requires urgent action to avoid economic collapse.

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