Corona Brief Africa

Jean Philippe Jarry from Burkina Faso explains why Covid-19 is increasing food insecurity in a country already hit by violent jihadism.

The Ghanaian Justice Srem-Sai describes how the enactment of emergency legislation could turn "emerging democracies" into "democratic dictatorships"

Norman Taku describes the daily struggle of women at his local market in Bamenda, Cameroon.

Nic Cheeseman, author of several books on democracy in Africa, explains why postponing elections for COVID-19 may do more harm than good.

South Sudanese Activist Edmund Yakani on the multiple challenges for his country

Baba Dakono from Mali stresses that it is not because of new challenges related to Covid-19 that the security situation in the Sahel is difficult.

General Secretary of Namibian Metal Worker Union, Justina Jonas, about Labour Day in the Times of the Virus.

Preventing Workers from risking their lives (in lockdowns and political conflicts) - by Emmanuel Adjei-Danso, chair of IndustriAll’s Sub-Saharan Africa Youth Committee

The Zimbabwean author Takura Zhangazha is asking what should happen towards a progressive scenario after the pandemic.

Jean-Jacques Konadje from the Ivory Coast is calling for an adjustment of the missions of UN peacekeepers.

Faten Aggad, an Algerian pan-Africanist, highlights the opportunities created by the Corona crisis.

Reckya Madougou from Benin calls for a new socio-economic paradigm for Africa.

Worse than the new coronavirus itself, fake news is wreaking havoc, says the Ivorian journalist Israël Guébo.

Florent Couao-Zotti from Benin describes in literary form the side effects of coronavirus in his home country.

Ruth Castel-Branco from the University of the Witwatersrand about informal economy, lack of social protection and a possible way out by a global strategy of redistribution.

Economiste et partenaire de la FES, Jacob Omolo, propose des options politiques pour le secteur informel du Kenya pendant et après COVID-19.

The economist and FES-Partner Jacob Omolo, is proposing policy options for Kenya’s informal sector under and after COVID-19.

100 universitaires et écrivains de premier plan appellent les dirigeants à gouverner avec compassion et à voir la crise comme une chance pour un changement radical de direction.