COVID-19: Our coverage of the pandemic

The first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa was reported on 14 February 2020 in Egypt and has continued to spread widely since then. We have developed this dedicated page to provide readers with timely and informed content on COVID-19, focusing on African perspectives. Our articles and research are free to read or download. Some are commissioned directly from individual experts while others have been produced by think tanks in our network. 

From our Research Library

• Mistreatment of Africans in China during the COVID-19 Outbreak: When Economic Interests Supersede all Others | February 2021
• Burundi and COVID-19: Africa's Representation in the International Media | February 2021
• The Effects of COVID-19 Containment Measures on the Welfare of Household Members and their Livelihoods in Delta State, Nigeria | January 2021
• The Effects of COVID-19 Containment Measures on Local Food Marketing in Delta State, Nigeria | January 2021
• The Effects of COVID-19 Containment Measures on Local Food Farmers in Delta State | January 2021
• The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in South Sudan - An Update | January 2021
• Drivers of Disparity: How Policy Responses to COVID-19 can Increase Inequalities | December2020
• Comparative Study of Policy Responses to COVID-19 in LICs in Africa | December 2020
• Green Finance Mechanisms in Developing Countries: Emerging Practice | December 2020
• The Macroeconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Africa | December 2020
• Coverage of Senegal's Pandemic Response in Western Online News and Algorithm Filtering | December 2020
• How Pan-African Media helped Madagascar advance its Claim of a COVID-19 'Miracle Cure' as a Form of Medical Diplomacy | December 2020
• Agenda Setting Unpacked: A Review of Zimbabwe's Approach to Reporting during COVID-19 | December 2020
• Hashtags and Spectacles: Zimbabwe's Feminist Activists find Online Avenues to tackle Government's COVID-19 Clampdown | December 2020
• Poverty Consequences of COVID-19 Epidemic-induced Lockdowns in Senegal: Extent and Implications from a Household Survey | November 2020
• The Short Run Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Poverty in Ethiopia | November 2020
• COVID-19 in Ghana: Consequences for Poverty, and Fiscal Implications | November 2020
• Poverty and Distributional Effects of COVID-19 on Household in Kenya | November 2020
• Tackling COVID-19: Finding West Africa's Path | November 2020
• Regions Apart: How South Africa and Nigeria Responded to COVID-19 | November 2020
• How to get Africa Out of Debt | November 2020
• US and Chinese COVID-19 Health Outreach to Africa and Latin America: A Comparison | November 2020
• Latin America's Uncoordinated Response in Tackling COVID-19 | November 2020
• COVID-19 in Kenya: Indices on County Healthcare Capacity and Populations at Risk | November 2020
• South Africa's Special COVID-19 Grant: A Brief Assessment of Coverage and Expenditure Dynamics | November 2020
  
• COVID-19 and Food Security in Ethiopia: Do Social Protection Programs Protect? | November 2020
• In Angola's COVID 19 Fight, Trusted Religious and Traditional Leaders, Military can be Allies | October 2020
  
• Disability Rights during the Pandemic: A Global Report on Findings of the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor | October 2020
  
• La COVID-19 en Afrique: Bilan D’etape et Perspectives / COVID-19 in Africa: Progress Report and Prospects | October 2020
• Vaccine Nationalism in the Context of COVID-19: An Obstacle to the Containment of the Pandemic | September 2020
• Nationalisme Vaccinal À L’ère de la Covid-19: Un Frein À L’endiguement de la Pandémie / Vaccine Nationalism in the Context of Covid-19: An Obstacle to the Containment of the Pandemic | September 2020
• Africa COVID-19 Update: Revisiting Policy Responses and the Long Road to Recovery | September 2020
  
• COVID-19 and the Rising Levels of Domestic Violence in Uganda | September 2020
• Food Security in the Context of COVID-19: The Public Health Challenge. The Case of the Republic of South Africa | September 2020
• The National Automotive Industry faced with the COVID-19: Should We be worried about the Impact on the Current Account? | August 2020
• Industrie Automobile Nationale Face À La Covid-19: Fautil Se Préoccuper De L’impact Sur Le Compte Courant ? | August 2020
• Impact of COVID-19 in Central Sahel | August 2020
  
• An Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, Perception, and Practice about COVID-19 among the Kenyan Population | August 2020
• How will COVID-19 Impact South Africa's Climate Change Diplomacy? | August 2020
  
• COVID-19 in Africa: Vulnerabilities and Assets | August 2020
  
• COVID-19 and Regional Integration in Southern Africa: South Africa's Moment of Truth | August 2020
  
• Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security: Panel Data Evidence from Nigeria | August 2020
  
• South Africa's Informal Sector in the Time of COVID-19 | August 2020
  
• The Timely Decision for Businesses in Uganda to Adopt Modern Technology in the New World Setting | August 2020
• La Mesure des Vulnérabilités Sociales: L’éclairage de la COVID-19 / Measuring Social Vulnerabilities: Insights from COVID-19 | August 2020
  
• COVID-19 – Debt Sustainability Impacts and Economic Packages Analyses in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Region | July 2020
  
• COVID-19 and Mental Health: The Impact of Lockdown on Mental Health | July 2020
  
• The Economy-wide Impact of the COVID-19 in Ethiopia: Policy and Recovery Options | July 2020
  
• Assessment of COVID-19 Effects and Response Measures in Ethiopia: Livelihoods and Welfare Implications | July 2020
  
• Impact of COVID-19 in Africa: A Scenario Analysis to 2030 | July 2020
  
• COVID-19 and South Africa's Foreign Policy | July 2020
  
• The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Trade: Recent Evidence from East Africa | July 2020
  
• Effects of COVID-19 on Agricultural Households in the Context of Climate Change - 7th Expert Debate Summary / Effects de la COVID-19 sur les Ménages Agricoles dans un Contexte de Changement Climat - Synthese 7eme de Debat d'Experts | June 2020
  
• Financing the Revival of Sudan’s Troubled Transition | June 2020
  
• In Zimbabwe, Weak Water and Health Systems Heighten Vulnerabilities during COVID-19 Crisis | June 2020
  
• Cushioning Local Governments from the Impact of COVID-19 | June 2020
  
• COVID-19: Are We Asking the Right Questions about ...Youth Unemployment? | June 2020
  
• Refugees Facing COVID-19: A Double Burden | May 2020 (French version here)
  
• COVID-19: Are We Asking the Right Questions about ... Food Supply and Poverty Alleviation in the Former Homelands? | June 2020
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Small-scale Farming, Food Security and Sovereignty in Africa: A Summary of Discussions among Key Stakeholders in Three Regional Economic Communities | May 2020
• Peace & Security Council Report Issue 124 | May 2020
  
• Testing the Health Systems in Africa | May 2020
  
• Patrolling during a Pandemic: Recommendations to the South African Police Service and South African National Defence Force during the COVID-19 Deployment | May 2020
  
• Impact de la COVID-19 sur l'élevage / Impacts of COVID-19 on Livestock | May 2020
  
• Public Trust, Capacity and COVID-19: Early Lessons from Africa | May 2020
  
• A Strategic Review of the Biological Threat in the Light of Post-COVID-19 Uncertainties | May 2020
  
• COVID-19 et Risques liés à l’Octroi des Licences dans le Secteur de la Pêche / COVID-19 and Risks of Fisheries Sector Licensing | May 2020
  
• Fermeture des Marchés Hebdomadaires (loumas) et Impacts sur la Sécurité Alimentaire des Populations Rurales/ Closure of Weekly Markets (loumas) and Impacts on Rural Food Security | May 2020
  
• The Likely Impact of COVID-19 on the Extractive Industries and its Governance Implications | May 2020
  
• Gandhi now, COVID-19 and the Need for Solidarity Economics: Blessed are the Peacemakers and Sustainers of Life | May 2020
  
• COVID-19: Are We Asking the Right Questions about ... Unlocking the Economy? | May 2020
  
• How has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Ugandan Businesses? Results from a Business Climate Survey | May 2020
  
• COVID-19: Are We Asking the Right Questions about ... Poverty Reduction? | May 2020
  
• COVID-19: Are We Asking the Right Questions about ... Reopening Schools? | May 2020
  
• COVID-19: Are We Asking the Right Questions about ... Small Businesses and their Struggle for Survival? | May 2020
  
• The COVID-19 Pandemic Vulnerability Factors in South Sudan | May 2020
  
• The Economic Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Sudan | May 2020
  
• The Nature and Magnitude of the COVID-19 Outbreak in South Sudan | May 2020
  
• Covid-19: Soumis à un Choc Violent et Durable, les Pays Pétroliers Africains Improvisent le Sauvetage de leur Économie / COVID-19: Faced with a Violent and Long-lasting Shock, African Oil Countries are Improvising the Rescue of their Economies | May 2020
  
• From Lockdown to Thuma Mina: Impact of Economic Reform on South Africa’s Prospects | May 2020
  
• COVID-19: How are South African Companies Responding to the Crisis? | May 2020
  
• Rétrospective Stratégique de la Menace Biologique à l’aune des Incertitudes post Covid-19 / A Strategic Review of the Biological Threat in the Light of Post-COVID-19 Uncertainties | May 2020
  
• Le Monde du Travail à l’heure du Coronavirus: Une Hémorragie des Emplois et des Mutations en Perspective/ The World of Work in the Time of Coronavirus: A Haemorrhage of Jobs and Changes in View | May 2020
  
• COVID-19 and Political Stability in Ethiopia | May 2020
  
• COVID-19 & the International Development Agendas: Off the Track? | May 2020
  
• COVID-19 Response Tracker | May 2020
  
• Poursuite des cours par télévision, radio, et Internet pendant la pandémie du COVID-19: Atouts et contraintes au Togo/Continuation of Courses by Television, Radio, and Internet During Traintes in Togo | May 2020
  
• Unpacking Falsehoods: COVID-19 and Responses in Kano State | May 2020
  
• Temporary COVID-19 Spectrum - A Missed Opportunity for some Regulatory Innovation? | May 2020
  
• The Economics of COVID-19 in South Africa: Early Impressions | May 2020
  
• La stratégie du Maroc face au COVID-19 / Morocco's Strategy Against COVID-19 | April 2020
  
• Coronavirus and Climate: Learning from France | April 2020
  
• Le Covid-19: un Accélérateur de Crise, un Révélateur d'Insuffisance / COVID-19: A Crisis Accelerator, a Revealer of Insufficiency | April 2020
  
• Impact of COVID-19 on African Migration: Thoughts, Perspectives and Ways Out of the Blind Alley | April 2020
  
• The War on COVID-19: The 9/11 of Health Security? | April 2020
  
• Investing in Health Security, Now More than Ever | April 2020
  
• Coronavirus, Global risk and Global Order | April 2020
  
• Tackling COVID-19: The Need for a Nigerian Response | April 2020
  
• Les pays Pétroliers Africains sous la Menace du Covid-19: Enjeux Économiques et Pistes pour sortir de l'impasse /African Oil Countries under Threat from COVID-19: Economic Stakes and Ways out of the Impasse | April 2020
  
• Establishing a Risk Profile of Socio-economic Vulnerability in South Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic using GGA Survey data (2017-2019) | April 2020
  
• The Agenda of the UN Security Council in the First Quarter of 2020: Classic Hotbeds of Tension Prevail over the COVID-19 | April 2020
  
• Mining Sector Exemptions from the COVID-19 Lockdown: Motivations and Triggers - Key Highlights | April 2020
  
• Mining Sector Exemptions from COVID-19 Lockdown: Motivations and Triggers - Special Report | April 2020
  
• Note d'Analyse des Impacts Socioeconomiques Potentiels du COVID-19 et des Mesures de Riposte/ The Potential Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19: Analysis and Response Measures | April 2020
  
• Covid-19: Quelles Répercussions pour les Pays en Développement ? / Covid-19: What Are the Implications for Developing Countries? | April 2020
  
• COVID-19: The Impact on Small Businesses and Gaps in Current Solutions: The Case for Better Solutions to Support Entrepreneurs in Townships | April 2020
  
• Ensuring Food Security During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Review of Short-term Responses in Selected Countries | April 2020
  
• COVID-19 Lockdown in South Africa Highlights Unequal Access to Services | April 2020
  
• L’Afrique du Sud à l’ère du Covid-19/South Africa in the COVID-19 era | April 2020
  
• Cash Shortages Pose a Threat to Zimbabwe's Fight Against COVID-19 | April 2020
  
• Jobs and COVID-19: Measuring Work-Related Physical Interaction | April 2020
  
• Economic and Welfare Effects of COVID-19 and Responses in Ethiopia: Initial Insights | April 2020
  
• Thesis on the COVID-19 Disaster in Africa: African Resentment or Reality? | April 2020
  
• Peace and Security Council Report No.123: Special Focus: COVID-19 in Africa | April 2020
  
• COVID-19: Are we Asking the Right Questions about the Nature of the Economic Recovery | April 2020
  
• Trusted and Influential: Religious and Traditional Leaders can be Assets in COVID-19 Fight | April 2020
  
• The Structure of the Senegalese Economic Activities: A Constraint for Total Containment of COVID-10 | April 2020
  
• Even Before COVID-19, More than Half of Africans Experienced Lack of Needed Health Care | April 2020
  
• Africa after COVID-19 and the Retreat of Globalism | April 2020
  
• Covid-19: Impending Situation Threatens to Deepen Nigeria's Education Crisis | April 2020
  
• News in the COVID-19 crisis: Where do South Africans get their News, and is it Trustworthy?   Findings from the 2019 South African Reconciliation Barometer | April 2020
  
• Le COVID-19, une Menace à la Paix et à la Sécurité Internationales? / COVID-19, a Threat to International Peace and Security? | March 2020
  
• Impact du COVID-19 sur l'économie Camerounaise/ Impact of COVID-19 on the Economy of Cameroon | March 2020
  
• African Economies Post Covid-19: Beyond Emotion, Bold Economic Policies | March 2020
  
• Food in the Time of Coronavirus: Why We Should Be Very, Very Afraid | March 2020
  
• Health Misinformation: False stories from Ebola to Coronavirus | March 2020
  
• Ghanaians' Acceptance of Security-related Restrictions Faces Test with COVID-19 Lockdown | March 2020
  
• Coronavirus and Temperature | March 2020
  
• Africa is Preparing for the Worst against Coronavirus | March 2020
  
• COVID-19 and the Egyptian Economy: Estimating the Impacts of Expected Reductions in Tourism, Suez Canal Revenues, and Remittances | March 2020
  
• COVID-19 and Conflict: Seven Trends to Watch | March 2020
  
• Impacts du Covid-19 dans la Commercialisation de l'oignon / Impacts of Covid-19 in the Marketing of Onions | March 2020

From our Commentary & Analysis Hub

• The role of Nigeria's faith-based organisations in tackling health crises like COVID-19 | 27 January 2021
  
• Ensuring food security in Southern Africa during COVID-19: 6 recommendations for the SADC | 7 October 2020
  
• Zimbabwe could learn from South Africa's social grants programme amid its COVID-19 crisis | 11 July 2020
  
• How COVID-19 has strengthened the role of women in the Niger Delta | 8 July 2020
  
• COVID-19: Not much give from China in its relationship with Africa | 29 June 2020
  
• How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas | 26 June 2020
  
• What must governments do to reduce gender-based violence during the pandemic? | 17 June 2020
  
• COVID-19: An opportunity for strategic African philanthropy | 11 May 2020
  
• COVID-19: Geolocation tracking fuels concerns around privacy and data protection | 5 May 2020
  
• Has COVID-19 changed the narrative on press freedom in Africa? | 2 May 2020
  
• COVID-19: A race against time to avert disaster in West Africa | 22 April 2020
  
• Flattening the curve of global emissions? | 20 April 2020
  
• The case for debt relief in Africa amid COVID-19 | 14 April 2020
  
• How COVID-19 is impacting the African Union's operations | 6 April 2020
  
• Could West Africa’s experience with Ebola help it combat COVID-19? | 27 March 2020
  
• Africa locks down but lacks the keys to respond to the rapid spread of coronavirus | 24 March 2020
  
• The impact of COVID-19 on African trade | 17 March 2020
  
• As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet | 10 March 2020
  
• Africa enters critical stage in coronavirus response | 3 March 2020

(Main image: Coronavirus (COVID-19) - CG Illustration, March 20, 2020 - Flickr)