How to ensure that coronavirus doesn't stop peace efforts in Africa: Leymah Gbowee, the head of Monrovia's Women in Peacebuilding Network, stands in front of a sign calling for peaceful elections in Liberia in 2017. Zoomdosso/AFP via GettyImagesCOVID-19 is likely to disrupt ongoing peace processes, worsen existing conflicts and generate new conflicts. But it may also … [Read more...] about How to ensure that coronavirus doesn’t stop peace efforts in Africa | The Conversation
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Coronavirus: Government’s child support grant about-face leaves millions at risk of poverty
Coronavirus: Government's child support grant about-face leaves millions at risk of poverty: The government's Covid-19 relief efforts are undermined by its decision to top up the child support grant per caregiver, and not per child. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Covid-19: Dlamini-Zuma faces court challenge over threat to lock up infected people: Court action is … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Government’s child support grant about-face leaves millions at risk of poverty
Strategies Africa’s tourism requires to manage blow from coronavirus | The Conversation
Strategies Africa's tourism requires to manage blow from coronavirus: Africa needs to promote domestic tourism Joana French/ShutterstockTourism has become an important economic sector for most African countries in the last two decades. There has been increased investments in product development and enhancement, aggressive marketing, coupled with appropriate business-friendly … [Read more...] about Strategies Africa’s tourism requires to manage blow from coronavirus | The Conversation
Malaria still kills 1,100 a day. It can’t afford to lose resources to coronavirus | The Conversation
Malaria still kills 1,100 a day. It can't afford to lose resources to coronavirus: A Kenyan mother and her two children sit on their bed with a mosquito net used for preventing malaria. Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty ImagesToday, another 1,100 people will die from malaria. The number will be repeated tomorrow, and the day after. As a public health researcher, I embrace the … [Read more...] about Malaria still kills 1,100 a day. It can’t afford to lose resources to coronavirus | The Conversation
Africa must make sure it’s part of the search for a coronavirus vaccine | The Conversation
Africa must make sure it's part of the search for a coronavirus vaccine: Modern day research and clinical trials are highly regulated. Getty ImagesThe search for a COVID-19 vaccine has sparked international media controversy and negative sentiment around the potential harm of people taking part in clinical trials once the research enters its human testing phase. A wave of … [Read more...] about Africa must make sure it’s part of the search for a coronavirus vaccine | The Conversation
