African countries need cheaper COVID-19 tests: here's how to get them: A man undergoes testing for COVID-19 at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital isolation centre, Nigeria. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty ImagesCOVID-19 continues to infect millions of people as the death toll mounts. There is currently no cure which means that controlling this disease requires a … [Read more...] about African countries need cheaper COVID-19 tests: here’s how to get them | The Conversation
Countries
African countries need to seize opportunities created by US-China tensions | The Conversation
African countries need to seize opportunities created by US-China tensions: ShutterstockThe unfolding US-China power rivalry bears a striking resemblance to the tensions between the US and the Soviet bloc during the Cold War years. Back then, African countries were positioned like pawns on a grand chessboard. Their social and economic progress was … [Read more...] about African countries need to seize opportunities created by US-China tensions | The Conversation
Controlling COVID-19 will carry devastating economic cost for developing countries | The Conversation
Controlling COVID-19 will carry devastating economic cost for developing countries: A deserted street in Cairo after coronavirus-related restrictions were tightened. Egypt has been one of the hardest hit in Africa. Photo by Mohamed Elraai/picture alliance via Getty ImagesMany African countries quickly closed their borders and imposed lockdown. This meant that, until the … [Read more...] about Controlling COVID-19 will carry devastating economic cost for developing countries | The Conversation
African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered | The Conversation
African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered: Community members wearing protective face masks as they queue for aid in Zandspruit informal settlement, north of Johannesburg. Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty ImagesMany countries, including South Africa and Nigeria in Africa, are moving to make it mandatory to wear non-medical cloth masks when people … [Read more...] about African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered | The Conversation
Why downgrading countries in a time of crisis is an exceptionally bad idea | The Conversation
Why downgrading countries in a time of crisis is an exceptionally bad idea: The street market at Mont-Bouët in Libreville, Gabon. The country was one of 10 on the continent downgraded this year. Getty ImagesA number of rating agencies have downgraded emerging market economies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their actions have raised the question: why do so during a crisis? This … [Read more...] about Why downgrading countries in a time of crisis is an exceptionally bad idea | The Conversation
