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Changes caused by COVID-19 in the higher education sector could alter the power dynamics between African researchers and those from developed countries.

Any vaccine rollout plan that does not place the needs of people first, whether it involves the public or private sector or both, is bound to fail.

For the people who do show symptoms of COVID-19, what are they and why do they differ?

More countries on the African continent must urgently get involved in clinical trials so that the data collected will accurately represent the continent at a genetic level.

History shows that treatments and vaccines have been accessible to African countries only after the loss of millions of lives and typically years - sometimes decades - after developed nations.

The higher education sector has to re-think what the future of higher education looks like and take steps towards this.

Experiences dealing with previous outbreaks of infectious disease can help countries with weak health systems prepare for new health emergencies.

The right to free and fair elections may be undermined if political parties cannot campaign due to COVID-19 restrictions by the state.

In Nigeria, the unmarried, the unemployed, the less educated and those from the northern parts of the country were most susceptible to psychological challenges associated with COVID-19 lockdown.

Many countries cannot afford to buy existing COVID-19 vaccines, a collective approach is needed.