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.
Background: Covid-19 in Nigeria Nigeria confirmed its first case of Covid-19 on February 27, 2020, when an Italian citizen on…
Activists, journalists, and the United Nations (UN) have drawn attention to a so-called shadow pandemic, an allusion to rising global…
The challenge of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic is immense for poor countries like Eritrea. Eritrea has always depended on…
Amid the ongoing Covid-19 carnage, there are fears that Africa will be blown apart by the virus. World Health Organization…
As the world continues to search for biomedical and social solutions to mitigate the spread and effects of the fast-spreading…
Covid-19 has affected all forms of social and economic activity in and around the world. In response to the rapid…
Given the challenges that many African countries face with weak health systems, the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on public…
