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Corona Chronicles: 4 May – 7 May

Globally, the number of cases is fastly approaching 4 million. This past week, however, we saw a loosening of the lockdown in South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana. That is not to say things are back to normal; numbers are still rising across the continent. But the African continent seems to be faring better than other regions.

© Shoppers stock up on groceries at a Makro store in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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Last Mile

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Coronavirus: South African logistics shines amid lockdown Logistics is the South African real-estate market that’s immune to COVID so far.

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BRUISED BUT NOT BATTERED

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Coronavirus: South Africa’s Comair lands into business rescue Comair, the listed regional and local airline operator, has ordered an immediate halt to trading in its shares and entered into voluntary business res...

A South African Airways (SAA) plane is towed at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg

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Flying high

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Coronavirus: a unique opportunity for African aviation ? It is impossible to overstate the impact that COVID-19 is having on the global aviation sector. The pressures on the industry could in fact be a bless...

Ecobank Ayeyemi © Ecobank CEO Ade Ayeyemi at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda in March 2019. Himbaza Pacifique/ACF 2019

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Digital Fightback

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Coronavirus: Ecobank CEO says COVID-19 can boost digital financial services Ecobank CEO Ade Ayeyemi sees digital strategy as the bank’s main asset once a post-COVID world arrives.

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APPARENT RESILIENCE

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Coronavirus: Unpacking the theories behind Africa’s low infection rate Two months after the first coronavirus cases burst onto the scene in Africa, the disease seems to be spreading more slowly on the continent than elsew...

An Access bank signage is displayed on the roof of the bank’s building in Abuja

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salary cuts

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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s Access Bank announces salary cuts to curb job loss Herbert Wigwe, CEO of Access Bank, announced measures the bank will take to control costs during the current economic crisis.

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“I would rather borrow from Algerians than from the IMF” says President Algeria has ruled out approaching the IMF and other international financial institutions for loans despite looming financial crisis.

tzmay2020 © Children near a border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania in Namanga, Tanzania July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

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Weathering the Storm

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Coronavirus: Tanzania’s economy resilient to pandemic impact Infrastructure spending, oil imports and mineral exports will help sustain Tanzania’s economuc growth.

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Flour power

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Coronavirus: Flour Mills of Nigeria to help in fight against COVID-19 Flour Mills of Nigeria is providing a large amount of financial support for the country’s fight against COVID-19.

FILE PHOTO: Mine workers are seen under ground at the end of their shift at Cullinan mine, near Pretoria, South Africa © Mine workers at Cullinan mine, near Pretoria, South Africa, February 1, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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Partnership Mindset

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Coronavirus: Pandemic is the needed catalyst for South Africa’s mines A new culture of incentives is needed to rescue South African mining.

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