One might therefore ask: why does Europe not understand the slogan "Please, I can't breathe," or "Black Lives Matter," as a symbol for the tragedies that Black people have had to endure…
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Africa and the Geopolitics of Covid-19
by Gilbert M. Khadiagala and Bob Wekesa
The Covid-19 pandemic has provoked multiple geostrategic uncertainties among nations and regions and schisms in various levels of global governance. Faced with the growing unpredictability of these developments, analysts are hard put as they gaze into the crystal ball to figure out global geopolitical trends and prospects in the coming months, let alone years. It […]
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Regimes of Othering: Unpacking the Migration-Security Nexus
by Margaret Monyani
Introduction As migration is increasingly securitized globally, many destination countries are fearful of the entry, and presence of migrants within their territories. This is especially the case for immigrants from other regions and cultures of the world associated with extremism and violence. The rise of populist right-wing parties in some countries of the global North […]
Africa
Responding to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Tanzania: The Role of Solidarity, National Unity, and Peace
Africa
Refugees and Migrants – A Blind Spot in Ghana’s Covid-19 Response?
by Amanda Coffie
Some of the measures adopted by states to combat the Covid-19 pandemic pose challenges to non-citizens, particularly refugees, asylum-seekers, and migrants. As noted by the Assistant Commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), “not only have national responses to Covid-19 led to the denial of fundamental refugee rights, but they have also […]
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Harnessing the Capacities of Community Health Workers to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19 in Kenya’s Urban Informal Settlements
by Roseanne Njiru
This essay considers the role that community health workers (CHWs) can play in preventing the spread, and reducing the adverse impact, of Covid-19 on Kenya’s urban informal settlements. It argues that CHWs can make a significant contribution to efforts aimed at reducing such impacts due to their proximity to the grassroots. In Kenya, the number […]
Covid-19 in Africa
Covid-19 and Nigeria’s Counterinsurgency Operations in the Northeast
by Daniel Olisa Iweze
This article explores the impact of Covid-19, including the government’s response to the pandemic, on military counterinsurgency operations in northeast Nigeria. Prior to the pandemic, Nigeria’s counterinsurgency operation in the region had not been impressive despite a budgetary expenditure of over NGN 4 trillion allocated to the defense sector since 2009. The successes of the […]
Covid-19 in Africa
Coronized Lives in Response to Covid-19: Hopeful Lockdown or Haplessness?
by David Ngendo-Tshimba
Introduction The prolonged Covid-19 lockdown in Uganda is exacting a huge toll on the people’s resilience. Although the pandemic is global, it is experienced differentially in various countries and locales around the world. Preventive measures such as lockdowns have a long history as nonpharmaceutical interventions to blunt the force of extreme mortality events. However, there […]
Covid-19 in Africa
Between Religious Freedom and the Public Good: Reactions to Religious Restrictions to Prevent the Spread of Covid-1…