The lockdown measures imposed in many countries have not only restricted people’s freedom of movement but also disrupted their everyday…
African Migrants’ Remittances: An Avenue of Giving and Receiving Severely Disrupted during the Covid-19 Lockdown
Covid-19 in Africa
This series brings together the research and reflections of fellows of SSRC’s Africa programs, scholars, practitioners, and activists on the nature, impacts and responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in Africa, including its local-global connections.
Mysterious Deaths in Bonny Island, Nigeria: Covid-19 Pandemic or Petro-Epidemic?
An Italian citizen who returned from Milan to Lagos, on February 25, 2020, was confirmed as Nigeria’s index Covid-19 case…
Covid-19, Human Security Crisis, and the Responsibility to Protect
The UNSC’s failure to pronounce Covid-19 a threat to international peace and security demonstrated the unwillingness of the Council, or…
Africa and the Geopolitics of Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has provoked multiple geostrategic uncertainties among nations and regions and schisms in various levels of global governance.…
Responding to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Tanzania: The Role of Solidarity, National Unity, and Peace
This article explores responses to the new coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic by focusing on the role of the principles of solidarity,…
Refugees and Migrants – A Blind Spot in Ghana’s Covid-19 Response?
Some of the measures adopted by states to combat the Covid-19 pandemic pose challenges to non-citizens, particularly refugees, asylum-seekers, and…
Harnessing the Capacities of Community Health Workers to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19 in Kenya’s Urban Informal Settlements
This essay considers the role that community health workers (CHWs) can play in preventing the spread, and reducing the adverse…
Covid-19 in Africa: Youth at the Fore
Covid-19 is among the deadliest pandemics the world has experienced in recent history. The African continent has, thus far, fared…
Covid-19 and Nigeria’s Counterinsurgency Operations in the Northeast
This article explores the impact of Covid-19, including the government’s response to the pandemic, on military counterinsurgency operations in northeast…
Coronized Lives in Response to Covid-19: Hopeful Lockdown or Haplessness?
Introduction The prolonged Covid-19 lockdown in Uganda is exacting a huge toll on the people’s resilience. Although the pandemic is…