Tag: Africa
At least 300,000 Africans expected to die in coronavirus pandemic – UN agency
The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the U.N.…
Coronavirus: Africa could be next epicentre, WHO warns
Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. There was a…
Africans in China: We face coronavirus discrimination
Ade* was given until midnight to vacate his apartment. Five months earlier, the Nigerian student had moved to Guangzhou, southern…
Chinese doctors head to Africa to join Covid-19 fight
Teams of Chinese doctors have set off to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso to support efforts to fight coronavirus pandemic, state-owned China…
Coronavirus: Why lockdowns may not be the answer in Africa
Many African countries have introduced lockdowns in order to halt the spread of coronavirus, but, as Alex de Waal and…
Coronavirus in Africa: Emergency laws v individual rights
Armed variously with guns, whips and tear gas canisters, security officers in several African countries have been beating, harassing and,…