Coronavirus

Fann University Hospital in Dakar in August 2014.

home truths

Coronavirus: “It would be suicidal for Africa not to learn the lessons from Europe.”

Professor Moussa Seydi, who coordinates the medical care of patients in Senegal, called on African countries to take drastic measures against ... the spread of Covid-19. And to avoid at all costs the epidemic reaching the same levels as in Italy and France.

soft power

Coronavirus: U.S. vs. China in the battle of perceptions

Providing global “public goods” in health, security and other areas has long been a responsibility taken on by the United States. Now, though, ... as the United States struggles to contain the COVID-19 outbreak at home and with its “America First” foreign policy doctrine, Washington is less inclined to providing global leadership, giving China a unique opportunity to fill the void.

Illusory Control

African Stock Markets: The Show Must Go On

The Philippines and Sri Lanka have become the first countries to halt stock market trading on the coronavirus crash.
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President of Angola Joao Lourenco attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in Moscow, Russia,

reform headache

Angola is collateral damage of coronavirus hit on oil, China

The oil price crash and coronavirus may scupper Angola’s hopes to come out of recession in 2020. ...

Coronavirus top stories

Stress Test

Prudential says business growing across Africa, to roll out health-insurance app

Streetlights illuminate the central business district in Cape Town

Red Tape Artists

South Africa: Tour operators sound the alert as bureaucracy chokes recovery

fears revived

Should we stop making a fuss about African debt?

Article 1/5 of "Africa’s new debt deals"

Stress Test

Prudential says business growing across Africa, to roll out health-insurance app

Red Tape Artists

South Africa: Tour operators sound the alert as bureaucracy chokes recovery

fears revived

Should we stop making a fuss about African debt?

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shovel it

With its oil terminals under siege, Tripoli considers mining

Libya's geology contains significant reserves of gold, iron, and magnesium. The minerals have not been exploited, and the Tripoli government ... sees them as a "remedy" in the face of falling oil production.

Money for Nothing

Kenya: Study reveals scale of foreign aid diversion offshore

Kenya is an economic success story by any measure. ...

A mask is seen on an animal head on the wall at A Pizza Mart amid the coronavirus outbreak in Seattle

toxic info

Top 10 coronavirus fake news items

As the coronavirus epidemic reaches the African continent, false information is spreading faster than the virus itself. The World Health Organization ... (WHO) has warned against the consequences of a pernicious “infodemic.”

Muslim worshippers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, March 7, 2020.

ramadan risk

What coronavirus is changing for Muslims

Closed mosques, cancelled pilgrimages, suspended gatherings… faced with the spread of COVID-19 and despite a certain amount of reluctance, ... Muslim religious leaders are left with no other choice but to adapt.

Don't Stand So Close

Nedbank bets coronavirus can accelerate shift to digital banking

South Africa’s Nedbank is accelerating the rollout of its digital strategy across Africa as customers turn away from face-to-face banking to ... reduce the risk of coronavirus, Terence Sibiya, managing executive for the rest of Africa, told The Africa Report.

black gold fall

Coronavirus: Why oil-dependent economies must prepare for the worst

When Moscow and Riyadh failed to reach an agreement on 6 March in Vienna, the oil world woke up to a major crisis situation three days ... later.

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