Tag: Africa
Coronavirus: Why lockdowns may not be the answer in Africa
Many African countries have introduced lockdowns in order to halt the spread of coronavirus, but, as Alex de Waal and…
Coronavirus in Africa: Emergency laws v individual rights
Armed variously with guns, whips and tear gas canisters, security officers in several African countries have been beating, harassing and,…
Africans ‘evicted from Chinese hotels over Covid-19 fears’
Hundreds of African residents and businessmen in China's southern city of Guangzhou have been evicted from hotels and apartments as…
Yvonne Nelson attempts to diagnose Africa’s problem
Ghanaian actress turned governance expert, Yvonne Nelson seems to know exactly what is wrong with Africa and Ghana in particular.…
Coronavirus: Why Ghana has gone into mourning after mass funeral ban
In our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes about the dramatic…
Coronavirus: Africa cases top 1,000 amid more national curbs
Africa has seen its coronavirus cases pass the 1,000 mark this weekend. There are currently 1,198 confirmed cases of Covid-19,…