Is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the Africa-Europe partnership?
20 May 2020
The roundtable discussions were divided into three areas: An African perspective; An European perspective and a Geo-political perspective.
The roundtable discussions were divided into three areas: An African perspective; An European perspective and a Geo-political perspective.
Highlighting the fact that women have the agency, capacity and willingness to effectively respond to the pandemic.
The spread of COVID-19, and the measures taken to contain it, will increase the risk of social unrest and violent conflict
Regional unity is the strength against the pandemic in West Africa and the Sahel. But be careful not to forget fundamental human rights.
The continued arrests of citizens for various violations of lockdown measures is expected to increase tensions between states and citizens.
A youthful lens of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Africa is at risk of getting the worst of both worlds: failure to check the epidemic and failure to check economic collapse. Why?
The corona virus has demonstrated that we can do many things that seemed impossible before. We are now allowed to think it is possible to contemplate a different set of rules and norms. There is a dramatic return to Keynesian policies by those who once kept at arm’s length what they considered a sin: to recognize public services as public goods that are to be properly funded. Treating them as investments in social capital instead of as liabilities. There is now a recognition that the key role of the state is back.
The spread of COVID-19, and the measures taken to contain it, will increase the risk of social unrest and violent conflict
While COVID-19 is a global challenge, Africa is especially vulnerable to the associated economic disruptions.