Corona Brief Africa

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The #FESAfricaCoronaBrief and blog series titled: “Disrupted: How COVID-19 is affecting societies across Africa” will investigate how African countries, governments and societies are responding to the pandemic.

With contributions from our 25 FES-offices in Sub-Sahara Africa, from partner organisations and affiliated experts, our blog series should serve as a platform for African and international voices to analyse the danger to societies and possible pathways to African solutions.

The views expressed in this blog series are not necessarily those of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

Vous trouverez les articles actuels en français sur la page française ou vous changez la langue en haut de cette page de EN en FR.

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Rolf Paasch

rolf.paasch(at)fes-uganda.org

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African journalists in the pandemic

News, Blog

The journalist Gabriel Baglo describes how the suppression of freedom of the press and information in Covid-19 times leads to false news and rumours, even to infodemic.
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Soldat mit Coronaschutzmaske desinfiziert einem Mädchen die Hand in Mogadishu.

Peacebuilding under the Shadow of the Pandemic

Peace and Security, News, Blog

Security Analyst Hafsa Maalim writes about the fissures and opportunities in the ongoing efforts to peace and security in the Horn of Africa region.
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Covid 19: Drawing lessons from the crisis to rebuild the African economy

News, Blog, Pressemitteilung

François Bambou calls on African leaders to draw economic lessons from the current crisis.
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Gewürze und andere Heilmitteln in Körben

Critical Analysis of Self-Medication in Africa

Blog, Interview

Kouam Latrille outlines the risks associated with self-medication in the African context.
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Rediscovering Neighbourhoods under COVID-19

Blog, Pressemitteilung

Constant Cap argues for re-thinking urban planning to reinstall social justice within African cities.
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The United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: STOP or GO?

Peace and Security, News, Blog

Jean-Jacques Konadje from the Ivory Coast is calling for an adjustment of the missions of UN peacekeepers.
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Covid-19: an opportunity that must be seized

Blog

Faten Aggad, an Algerian pan-Africanist, highlights the opportunities created by the Corona crisis.
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A new African socio-economic paradigm to confront the pandemic and its impacts

Blog, Interview

Reckya Madougou from Benin calls for a new socio-economic paradigm for Africa.
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Fake news and coronavirus, two global pandemics to counter!

Blog, Pressemitteilung

Worse than the new coronavirus itself, fake news is wreaking havoc, says the Ivorian journalist Israël Guébo.
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Straßenszene der informellen Einigung von Kibera, Nairobi, Kenia

The Age of Paradox

Blog, Interview

Nnimmo Bassey, Nigerian architect, environmental activist and poet writes about masks, hopes and lock downs in the face of the virus.
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Lorries on a road, representing trade within Africa

‘Africa can achieve more if it will speak with one voice‘

Interview, Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

David Luke on the free trade area which will contribute to transforming trade in the African continent and drive long-overdue industrialisation. IPS-Interview
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Redefining Europe-Africa Relations

Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility Publikation, News, Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

In this study for FES Prof. Robert Kappel analyses the economic relationship between the European Union and Africa and puts forward proposals for a reorientation.
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Männer laden Säcke mit Cashew-Nüssen auf einen LKW.

"African interests differ fundamentally from those of the EU"

Interview, News, Pressemitteilung

Instead of glossing over differences with aid, the EU needs to fundamentally reform its cooperation with Africa. An interview with Robert Kappel (IPS Journal)
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Gestapelte bunte, gebundene Blumensträuße

Time for a Post-Coronavirus Social Contract!

International Community and Civil Society News, International Community and Civil Society

Global supply chains, added value and multilateral fora: Africa's integration is deferred to a distant future. But there are solutions. (English and German publication)
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