Rwanda’s coffee harvest will go forward despite pandemic – at a safe distance
Coronavirus-related restrictions are likely to slow but not stop the coffee business in Rwanda, which produces specialty beans sold worldwide.
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How COVID‑19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa
Lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19 had various effects on food as it went from farms to plates.
Wins, missteps and lessons: African experts reflect on two years of COVID response
It’s a huge cause for concern that, two years into the pandemic, the disparities and unequal power structures in global health are still intact.
Community health workers are crucial to pandemic response. How to support them
To contain COVID-19, African countries cannot rely just on doctors and nurses, who are already in short supply and at high risk of infection in the workplace.
East African integration is alive – even though leaders haven’t been united over COVID‑19
The community’s response to the pandemic has been fragmented despite gestures of regional solidarity
Why Nigeria’s efforts to support poor people fail, and what can be done about it
The Nigerian government must adopt a process that is open in implementing its social assistance programmes.
Explainer: why COVID‑19 provides a lesson for Africa to fund social assistance
The loss of livelihoods flowing from the efforts to combat the pandemic highlights the dearth of social protection measures on the continent.
Tanzania’s new president faces a tough ‘to do’ list
Hassan may prove the right sort of politician to usher in a new era of bipartisan politics, less populist and authoritarian and more collegial.
Why Africa’s journalists aren’t doing a good job on COVID‑19
The media is regurgitating an international narrative that may not be fit for localised purpose.
100 million African children are not in school. What’s driving the trend and how to reverse it
Eroding the gains made in education has severe consequences, especially for girls.