Africa’s world-leading pandemic response
Africa’s leaders, institutions, and researchers must be given the recognition they deserve for taking proactive and highly effective measures to combat the Covid-19 virus.
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Recycle unused SDRs to low-income countries to reduce entrenched inequality
More countries should support the effort to maximise the growth and development impact of the SDR allocation, says Afreximbank’s Hippolyte Fofack.
Vaccine disinformation is greatest threat to African youth
The multitude of problems stemming from Covid-19 is being compounded by vaccine hesitancy fuelled by fake news and threatens to create a lost generation of African youth.
Is nationalism vanquishing internationalism?
It’s hardly surprising that the world is competing over vaccines when our era has seen nationalism vanquishing internationalism and unilateralism overwhelming multilateralism, says Lord Peter Hain.
Straight and crooked thinking
Why have so many people allowed themselves to be taken in by cranks peddling conspiracy theories during the pandemic? Editor Anver Versi examines the muddled thinking that lies behind the problem.
Saving lives and livelihoods in Africa
The Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC have announced a new partnership dedicated to enabling Covid-19 vaccination in Africa and supporting Africa’s long-term health security.