South Africa’s Tale of Inequality Through the Covid Lens
Jul 14 2022
Racial differences impact access to health care around the world. In South Africa, which has been ranked as the world’s most unequal nation, those inequities are especially evident.
Africa: Impact of COVID-19 On Higher Education in Africa - the Transition
Jul 14 2022
As we are all well-aware, COVID-19 has changed our way of live and experts have labelled the pandemic as the most crucial global health calamity of the century and the greatest challenge that the humankind faced since the 2nd World War.
Covid-19 pandemic impacts TB diagnoses and deaths
Apr 30 2022
According to the WHO Global TB report, newly reported TB cases dropped from 7.1 million in 2019 to 5.8 million in 2020, an 18% decline.
IMF/World Bank: Targeted Safety Net Programs Fall Short on Rights Protection
Apr 30 2022
Targeted social protection programs intended to cushion people from the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have only had limited success in protecting human rights
African Governance: economic, social and political governance...
Apr 30 2022
Worsen due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sub-Saharan Africa is expecting to experience a youth bulge, in the face of growing economic uncertainties.
Uganda closed schools for two years – the impact is deep
Apr 30 2022
Uganda enforced the longest period of school closures worldwide. It is estimated that 15 million pupils have not attended school for almost two years, making a learning deficit of 2.8 years.
COVID-19: Five crises facing children after 2 years of pandemic
Mar 11 2022
From battling rising violence to worsening mental health, children have been severely impacted by two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What we’ve been reading about job losses due to COVID-19 February 28, 2022
Mar 11 2022
As the crisis has worn on, some less anticipated drivers of job losses have been revealed
Covid-19 Pandemic, Insecurity and Instability, and Socio-Economic
Mar 11 2022
Addressing the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and other key issues dominated the discussions of the Executive Council session of the African Union.