Mauritius Health Minister Kailesh Jagutpal says the island nation has won the battle against coronavirus but that the war against the virus is very much active. The country became the second in Africa to record full recoveries as at May 11, there were no active cases as 322 people recovered out of 332 infections. The other 10…
Placing community awareness campaigns at the core of a rural electrification project can increase connections by 50%, reduce the cost per connection by 24% and significantly improve the overall economics of the project. This preliminary conclusion emerged as a result of a Community-Based Energy Education Programme led by Energy 4 Impact in Tanzania. As part…
At the beginning of the year, just 4 months ago (which feels like a decade), I carefully assessed how Africa’s everyday life will change over the next decade. I focused on long-term trends that will take place over the years, and are expected to re-shape life across the continent. Back then, no one imagined that…
China rarely agrees to debt write-offs. African countries are important to China’s long-run development agenda. Debt write-offs may be necessary if both want to benefit from the changed world economy, post-coronavirus. The COVID-19 pandemic and related measures have brought the world economy to a shuddering halt. In April the price of a barrel of oil on…
May 13: No case, UAE donation arrives Sierra Leone recorded zero new cases for the first time in almost exactly one month on May 12. The last time it did was on 13 April. The total number of confirmed cases stands at 338. The death toll is at 20 whiles the recoveries are at 72. The country…
As Africa braces for a head-on collision with coronavirus with the World Bank announcing its first recession in 25 years, the continent can eventually look forward to many post-Covid-19 recovery and growth narratives. Public and private leaders should draw on past experiences to face the economic challenges of Covid-19. In my book Unlocking Africa’s Business Potential, I examine the…
May 12: Mauritius virus-free after total recoveries Mauritius declared total recoveries from coronavirus infections as of May 11, 2020. The island nation’s official COVID-19 page said 322 people had recovered out of the 332 confirmed cases so far. 10 people have since died. May 11 marked the fifteenth consecutive day that the no new case was…
Although Egypt’s chairmanship of the African Union ended in 2019, it continues to focus on Africa, especially amid the coronavirus pandemic. CAIRO — Even after its one-year chairmanship term of the African Union (AU) ended in 2019, Egypt continues to prioritize Africa when it comes to its foreign policy. On April 29, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah…
Coronavirus cases across Africa have continued to occur at much lower levels than on other continents. After many African countries took quick action to stop the virus spreading, attention is now turning to what will happen as several nations begin easing lockdown restrictions in one of the world’s most vulnerable regions. South Africa has some of the…
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, many people were locked up in places away from home. Few had the option of returning home, whiles for others it was a case of staying put for as long as the virus remained a threat. In the weeks that followed especially through much of March and April, governments around the…
