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…
Latest posts - Page 25
Africa
Responding to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Tanzania: The Role of Solidarity, National Unity, and Peace
by Iddy Ramadhani Magoti
This article explores responses to the new coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic by focusing on the role of the principles of solidarity, national unity, and peace, drawing on the case of Tanzania. At the time the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a global health emergency on March 11, 2020, no cases had yet been reported in […]
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 […]
Africa
Harnessing the Capacities of Community Health Workers to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19 in Kenya’s Urban Informal S…
Africa
Covid-19 in Africa: Youth at the Fore
by Alcinda Honwana and Nyeleti Honwana
Covid-19 is among the deadliest pandemics the world has experienced in recent history. The African continent has, thus far, fared comparatively well with just under 150,000 confirmed infections and about 5,000 fatalities as of early June 2020. Even so, the heavy economic, social, and emotional toll of the pandemic on the continent is already clear, and […]
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
Between Religious Freedom and the Public Good: Reactions to Religious Restrictions to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19 in Nigeria
by Jacinta Chiamaka Nwaka
Background: Covid-19 in Nigeria Nigeria confirmed its first case of Covid-19 on February 27, 2020, when an Italian citizen on a business trip from Milan who had arrived in Lagos on February 25 tested positive for the virus. By March 22, when governments at both the federal and state levels began to intensify measures to […]
Covid-19 in Africa
Violence against Women and Girls in the Shadow of Covid-19: Insights from Africa
by Dr. Titilope F. Ajayi
Activists, journalists, and the United Nations (UN) have drawn attention to a so-called shadow pandemic, an allusion to rising global levels of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against women and girls, as a result of Covid-19 and state responses to it. Reports by global media highlight the situation in Europe, but Africa is not exempt. […]
