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

• Mandating Digital Tax Tools as a Response to COVID: Evidence from Eswatini | May 2022
• Basotho Embrace COVID-19 Vaccination but find Government Assistance Lacking | May 2022
• Namibians Approve of Government’s COVID-19 Response, but Many Doubt Vaccine Safety | May 2022
• COVID-19 and Data Rights in Uganda | April 2022
• Agricultural Finance Yearbook 2021 - Agricultural Finance: Coping with Economic Recovery Amidst a COVID-19 Environment | April 2022
• Limited Access to Electricity and Digital Technologies a Barrier to E-Learning in Uganda | April 2022
• Drivers of Changes in Uganda's Fuel Pump Prices During the COVID-19 Crisis | March 2022
• Potential Long-term Effects of COVID-19 on Economic and Human Development in Uganda | March 2022
• Intersectional Inequality Inhibits Digital Substitution aimed at Mitigating COVID-19 Effects in South Africa | March 2022
• Macroeconomic Policy Development in Tanzania - Policy Brief | March 2022
• Shaping Macro Economy in Response to COVID-19 in Kenya: A Responsible Economic Stimulus and a Stable Financial Sector | February 2022
• The Macroeconomic Policy Response to COVID-19 in Benin | February 2022
• Sudanese Approve of COVID-19 Lockdown but Critical of Government's Pandemic Performance | February 2022
• COVID-19 and the Dilemma of the Developing Countries | January 2022
• COVID-19 Response: Experiences from East Africa | January 2022
• Financing COVID-19 Vaccination in Kenya: Cost Simulation Analysis | January 2022
• Lack of Trust in Government, Reliance on Social Media may Drive Vaccine Hesitancy in Zimbabwe | January 2022
• COVID-19, Pricing Regulation and Big Player Profitability | December 2021
• COVID-19 and Peacebuilding in Africa: Youth, Resilience and Innovation Options | December 2021
• Ugandans Voice Concerns about COVID-19 Response, but Most are Willing to be Vaccinated | December 2021
• Despite Doubts about Government Response to COVID-19, Majority of Mozambicans want Vaccination | December 2021
• Uganda and COVID-19: Macroeconomic Policy Responses to the Pandemic | December 2021
• Africa's COVID-19 Recovery Challenge: How the G20 can Bridge the Development Financing Gap | December 2021
• Voices from the Frontline of COVID-19: What can We Learn about Achieving the SDGs at Community Level? | December 2021
• Macroeconomic Policy Development in Benin | December 2021
• COVID-19 and the Fiscal Space of Developing Countries | December 2021
• Tanzanian Food Producers, Vendors and Traders Need Direct Relief Measures in the Face of the COVID-19 | November 2021
• Towards a More Resilient Agri-food System in Ghana Post COVID-19 | November 2021
• Building Back Better after COVID-19 | November 2021
• Sink or Swim? How COVID-19 and the Responses to it have Affected Small-scale Fishers | November 2021
• AfSol Journal: Journal of African-centered Solutions in Peace and Security, Special Edition | November 2021
• iDovers Working for Peace in a COVID-19 World | November 2021
• Wage Subsidies and COVID-19: The Distribution and Dynamics of South Africa's TERS Policy | November 2021
• Moroccans Embrace COVID-19 Vaccination but are Dissatisfied with Pandemic Assistance | November 2021
• COVID Recovery and Climate Finance | November 2021
• COVID-19 Fiscal Policy Response and Climate Change Action in Africa | November 2021
• The Republic of Mauritius and the African Continental Free Trade Area: Opportunities and Challenges in a Post COVID-19 Environment | November 2021
• Stories from the COVID-19 2021: COVID Response Impact Stories | October 2021
• The Republic of South Africa and the African Continental Free Trade Area: Opportunities and Challenges in a Post-COVID-19 Environment | October 2021
• Food Security in the Context of COVID-19: The Public Health Challenges | The Case of the Republic of Mauritius | October 2021
• COVID-19 and Digital Repression in Africa | October 2021
• COVID-19 and its Impact on Senegal's Macroeconomic Structure | October 2021
• Sub-Saharan Africa's Debt Problem: Mapping the Pandemics Effect and the Way Forward | October 2021
• Mainstreaming Sustainable Natural Capital Management into Uganda's COVID-19 Recovery Packages | October 2021
• Macroeconomic Policy Development in Tanzania | October 2021
• COVID-19 Containment Measures Disrupt Businesses, but More Remain Optimistic about Future | September 2021
• Kenyan Baseline Report: COVID-19 and the Youth Question in Africa: Response, Impacts and Prevention Measures in the IGAD Region | September 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 on Light Manufacturing in the East African Community | September 2021
• State of the EAC Health Sector Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis | September 2021
• Indepth: Kenya Indepth Report | September 2021
• COVID-19 Implications on Private Investment and Markets in East Africa: A Rapid Assessment | September 2021
• Technology as an Enabler for Addressing the COVID-19 Challenges in the East African Community | September 2021
• Technology as an Enabler for Addressing the COVID-19 Challenges in the East African Community - Working Paper | September 2021
• Status and Dynamics of Gender Mainstreaming in East Africa Community COVID-19 Social and Economic Response Policies, Strategies and Interventions | September 2021
• Status and Dynamics of Gender Mainstreaming in East Africa Community COVID-19 Social and Economic Response Policies, Strategies and Interventions - Working Paper | September 2021
• Macro-Economic Effects of COVID-19 on the EAC Economies | September 2021
• Macro-Economic Effects of COVID-19 on the EAC Economies - Working Paper | September 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 on Transport and Logistics Sector in East Africa | September 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 on Transport and Logistics Sector in the EAC Region | September 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 on Rwanda’s Health Sector | September 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 on Rwanda’s Health Sector - Working Paper | September 2021
• COVID-19 Implications on Private Investment and Markets in East Africa | September 2021
• COVID-19 and its Impact on Trade and Transport Sectors in Tanzania - Working Paper | September 2021
• COVID-19 and its Impact on Trade and Transport Sectors in Tanzania | September 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 on Trade, Peace and Health System in South Sudan | September 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 on Trade, Peace and Health System in South Sudan - Working Paper | September 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 Measures on Kenya’s Health System | September 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 Measures on Kenya’s Health System - Working Paper | September 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 Measures on Kenya’s Education Sector - Working Paper | September 2021
• Impact of Covid-19 Measures on Kenya’s Education Sector | September 2021
• Analysis of the Effects of COVID-19 on the Trade, Transport and Health Sectors of Burundi | September 2021
• Analysis of the Effects of COVID-19 on the Trade, Transport and Health Sectors of Burundi - Policy Brief | September 2021
• East African Community Regional Trade Policy amidst the COVID-19 Crisis | September 2021
• East African Community Regional Trade Policy Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis - Working Paper | September 2021
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture and Food Security in the East African Community Region | September 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture and Food Security in the East African Community - Working Paper | September 2021
• Impact Assessment of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry in the EAC and Post Recovery Strategy for the Sector | September 2021
• Impact Assessment of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry in the EAC and Post Recovery Strategy for the Sector - Working Paper | September 2021
• Efficacy of COVID-19 Macro-economic Policy Responses in Uganda | September 2021
• Zimbabweans' Fear of Retaliation for Reporting Corruption Compounds 'Pandemic within a Pandemic' | September 2021
• OTT Tax and Data Prices during COVID-19 in Cameroon | September 2021
• Innovative Civic Initiatives by Young People to Strengthen their Role in Post-COVID-19 | September 2021
• Ethiopian more Focused COVID-19 Country Report | September 2021
• Zimbabweans Grapple with Water Shortage amidst COVID-19 Pandemic | September 2021
• Prévention de L’extrémisme Violent/Lutte Contre la Covid-19 en Afrique: Agendas Contradictoires ou Croisés? / Preventing Violent Extremism/Countering Covid-19 in Africa: Conflicting or Crossing Agendas? | September 2021
• Capacity Imperatives of Pandemic Responses: Building Resilient Health Systems and Ensuring Socio-economic Transformation in Africa | September 2021
• A Rapid Assessment of the Effect of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Livelihoods and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda | August 2021
• A Rapid Assessment of the Effect of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Micro, Small and Medium Transport Businesses in Uganda | August 2021
• The Effects of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Ugandan Businesses: A Comparison of the 2020 and 2021 Lockdowns | August 2021
• Disaster Appropriate Policing in South Africa: Protests and State Violence in the COVID-19 Era | August 2021
• Cross-border Control Measures to Contain COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya | August 2021
• Harnessing the Development Potential of Household Enterprises in the COVID-19 Environment in Uganda | August 2021
• COVID-19 Pandemic in Uganda | August 2021
• Emaswati Approve of Government's COVID-19 Response, but Remain Skeptical about Vaccines | August 2021
• APRM Working Paper: South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the Face of COVID-19: A Quest for Resilience in Africa | August 2021
• Ethiopian Baseline Report: COVID-19 and the Youth Question in Africa: Response, Impacts and Prevention Measures in the IGAD Region | July 2021
• Zambie: Panorama Politique, Défis et Opportunités / Zambia: Political Overview, Challenges and Opportunities | July 2021
• South Africans Support Government's COVID-19 Response but are Critical of Corruption and Skeptical of Vaccines | July 2021
• Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy from Nigeria and the COVID-19 Pandemic | July 2021
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Industries without Smokestacks in Kenya: The Case of Horticulture, ICT, and Tourism Sectors | July 2021
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Industries without Smokestacks in Uganda | July 2021
• The Effect of COVID-19 on the Operations of Agro-processing MSMEs in Uganda |July 2021
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Industries without Smokestacks in South Africa | July 2021
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Industries without Smokestacks in Senegal | July 2021
• Navigating COVID-19: Africa Women and Digital Financial Access in South Africa and Nigeria | July 2021
• Kenya Profile Report | July 2021
• Disruptions from the Second COVID-19 Lockdown Affect the Business Environment, and the Future Outlook Remains Downcast | June 2021
• Extreme Poverty in the Time of COVID-19 | June 2021
• An Analysis of Poverty and Inequality in Southern Africa during a Global Pandemic | June 2021
• State and Future of CSOs in Southern Africa - Changing Landscape | June 2021
• Anticipating the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Inequality in South Africa: Early Evidence on Direct and Indirect Influences | June 2021
• Les Camerounais Approuvent la Performance du Gouvernement Face à la COVID-19 mais S’interrogent sur L’assistance et les Vaccins / Cameroonians Approve Government Performance on COVID-19 but Question Assistance and Vaccines | June 2021
• What Civic Technologies are being Used to Aid the Fight against COVID-19 in Africa? | June 2021
• Transitional Justice and Silencing the Guns in Africa in the Context of COVID-19: Report on the Fourth African Transitional Justice Forum, Virtual Meeting, 26 - 28 October 2020 | June 2021
• Zimbabweans Endorse Government's COVID-19 Response but Voice Concerns about Corruption and Lack of Assistance | June 2021
• Vaccine Diplomacy and Beyond: New Trends in Chinese Image-building in Africa | June 2021
• A One Health Approach to Combatting COVID-19 and Illegal Wildlife Trade in Africa | June 2021
• Can Cash Transfers Aid Labour Market Recovery? Evidence from South Africa's Special COVID-19 Grant | June 2021
• COVID-19, Transitional Justice and Victims' Experiences in Africa | June 2021
• COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in Somalia: Experiences and Challenges in Fragile Context | June 2021
• Transitional Justice in Crisis Situations: Addressing Violent Extremism Beyond a Militarised Approach | June 2021
• Will the Impact of the Pandemic on the Expected National Output Persist? | June 2021
• COVID-19 Pandemic in Ethiopia: Literature Review | May 2021
• Capacity Imperatives of Pandemic Responses: Building Resilient Health Systems and Ensuring Socio-economic Transformation in Africa - Policy Brief | May 2021
• Challenges Faced by Adolescent Girls in Urban Areas of Uganda and the Case for Targeted Social Protection Programmes | May 2021
• Expanding Fiscal Space for Social Protection: The Case for Adolescent-oriented Services | May 2021
• The Economic Impact of the Pandemic in Rwanda: An Analysis of Firm-level VAT Data | May 2021
• Building Anticipatory Governance in SADC: Post-COVID-19 Governance Outlook | May 2021
• Implications of COVID-19 for Climate Finance in Africa | May 2021
• Building Anticipatory Governance in SADC: Post-COVID-19 Conflict and Defence Outlook | May 2021
• Manque de Confiance, Corruption et COVID-19, les Togolais Néanmoins Favorables à Obéir à Leur Gouvernement / Lack of Trust, Corruption and COVID-19, Togolese Nevertheless Prefer Obeying the Government. | May 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 on Gender Aspects of the Informal Sector in Tanzania | May 2021
• Macroeconomic Policy Development: Lessons Learnt from South Africa during COVID-19 | May 2021
• COVID-19 and the Labour Market: Estimating the Employment Effects of South Africa's National Lockdown | May 2021
• Préparation à une éventuelle pandémie, Maroc et Afrique / Pandemic Preparedness, Morocco, and Africa |May 2021
• La Vaccination Peut-Elle Guerirle Monde dela Covid-19? Etude de Cas Dequelques Pays / Can Vaccination Cure the World of Covid-19? Country Case Studies | April 2021
• Economic Impacts of an Epidemiologic Model: The Senegalese Case of COVID-19 in a Computable General Equilibrium-Multi-Agent System Model | April 2021
• Pandemic Preparedness, Morocco, and Africa | April 2021
• COVID-19 and the Youth Question in Africa | April 2021
• Gambians Approve of Government's Handling of COVID-19 but don't Trust Vaccines | April 2021
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Climate Finance and Green Development | April 2021
• Anticipatory Governance in SADC: Reducing Disaster Risk After COVID-19 | April 2021
• COVID-19 Compounds Historical Disparities and Extends the Digital Divide | April 2021
• Optimising Agricultural Value Chains in Southern Africa After COVID-19 | April 2021
• Corruption, Mistrust, and Praise? Assessing Governments' Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic in West Africa | April 2021
• Disruptions from Elections and COVID-19 Pandemic affect Business Environment | April 2021
• COVID-19 in Africa: The Implications for Macroeconomic and Socioeconomic Dimensions | April 2021
• The Global COVID-19 Health Pandemic and its Implications for the African Economies | March 2021
• Implications of the COVID-19 on Resources Mobilisation in Africa: A Call for Action | March 2021
• Les Nigériens Font plus Confiance aux Prières Qu’aux Vaccins pour Prévenir la COVID-19 / Nigerians Trust Prayers More than Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19 | March 2021
• Zambians Approve of Government's COVID-19 Response Despite Questions about Aid, Vaccines | March 2021
• The Plight of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises amidst COVID-19: A Post Lockdown Analysis Based on Business Climate Survey | March 2021
• COVID-19 Impact? Ugandans Grow More Discontent with Economic and Living Conditions | March 2021
• Who Wants COVID-19 Vaccination? In 5 West African Countries, Hesitancy is High, Trust Low | March 2021
• The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Border Communities: The Case of Chipinge - Zimbabwe | March 2021
• A Test of Trust: Insights on South Africans' Views of the COVID-19 Vaccine from Public Opinion Data | March 2021
• Les Sénégalais Approuvent la Réponse Gouvernementale à la Pandémie de COVID-19 mais Restent Sceptiques vis-à-vis des Vaccins / Senegalese Approve of Government Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic but Remain Sceptical of Vaccines | March 2021
• La COVID-19 au Togo: Les Citoyens sont Satisfaits de la Réponse du Gouvernement mais Sceptiques quant aux Vaccins / The COVID-19 in Togo: Citizens are Satisfied with the Government's Response but Sceptical about Vaccines | March 2021
• COVID-19 Exposes the Contradictions of Social Media Taxes in Africa | March 2021
• Implication of COVID-19 for Peace and Security in the Lake Chad Basin Region | March 2021
• L’impact du Covid-19 sur L’économie Sénégalaise: Une Perspective de Genre / The Impact of COVID-19 on the Senegalese Economy: A Gender Perspective |March 2021
• What Kind of Post COVID-19 Recovery? Unpacking the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Reset 2021 Report | March 2021
• Agenda for Sustainable Economic Transformation Post-COVID-19 in Nigeria | February 2021
• Africa's Development Issues after COVID-19 | February 2021
• Mauritians Praise Government's COVID-19 Response but Suspect Corruption, Distrust Politicians | February 2021
• Les Béninois Approuvent la Réponse Gouvernementale à la Pandémie de COVID-19 Mais Souhaitent une Assistance Plutôt Équitable / Beninese approve of Government Response to COVID-19 Pandemic but want more Equitable Assistance. | February 2021
• African Cities in Times of COVID-19: Resilience against all Odds | February 2021
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Local Food Production and Informal Food Markets in Nigeria with Niger Delta Region as Case Study | February 2021
• COVID-19 and the Political Transition in South Sudan | February 2021
• COVID-19 and E-Governance: Lessons from South Africa | February 2021
• 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
• COVID-19 Impact on Informal Trade: Disruptions to Livelihoods and Food Security in Africa | January 2021
• Report on the Impact of COVD-19 Pandemic on Women Informal Cross-border Traders in Zambia | January 2021
• Report on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women Cross Border Traders in the Kingdom of Eswatini | January 2021
• How the COVID-19 Fight has Hurt Digital Rights in East Africa | January 2021
• Experiences of Women in the Informal Economy in Zimbabwe | January 2021
• The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women in the Informal Economy: The Case of Malawi | January 2021
• Impact of the COVID-19 on Women Cross-Border Traders in Malawi | January 2021
• Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Youth: Lessons for the Lockdown Generation | January 2021
• Liberians Laud Government's COVID-19 Response but Claim Unfair Distribution of Relief Assistance | January 2021
• The Effects of COVID-19 Containment Measures on the Welfare of Household Members and their Livelihoods in Delta State, Nigeria | January 2021
• How Technology can be Deployed to Scale-up Social Protection during COVID-19: The Case of South Africa, Nigeria and Africa | 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
• Impacts de la Covid-19 sur L’économie Marocaine: Un Premier Bilan / Impacts of Covid-19 on the Moroccan Economy: A First Assessment | December 2020
• The Performance of the COVID-19 District Task Forces in Uganda: Understanding the Dynamics and Functionality | December 2020
• The Performance of the COVID-19 District Task Forces in Uganda: Understanding the Dynamics and Functionality - Report |December 2020
• 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
• Effets de la Covid-19 sur les Exploitations Familiales Agricoles et des Organisations de Producteurs Membres du CNCR au Sénégal / Effects of COVID-19 on Family Farms and Members of producer Organizations of the CNCR in Senegal | November 2020
• Demography and COVID-19 in Africa: Evidence and Policy Responses to Safeguard the Demographic Dividend | November 2020
• The COVID-19 Pandemic in the IGAD Region: Impact on the Health and Economy - Volume 1 |November 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
• The Impact of COVID-19 in Morocco: Macroeconomic, Sectoral and Regional Effects | November 2020
• COVID-19 and Food Security in Ethiopia: Do Social Protection Programs Protect? | November 2020
• Country Case Studies of the Impact of COVID-19 in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan - Volume II | October 2020
• Le Maroc Face à la Pandémie COVID-19: De la Confiance à L’inquiétude / Morocco Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Trust to Anxiety | October 2020
• Morocco Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Trust to Anxiety | October 2020
• Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employment Prospects for Uganda's Youth in the Middle East | October 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
• Rethinking Urban Poverty and Inequality in Post Covid-19: Some Pointers for Policy Consideration in Ghana | September 2020
• Winning Kenyans' Hearts and Minds in the Fight Against COVID-19 | September 2020
• Food Consumption and Food Security during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Addis Ababa | September 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
• COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Domestic Resources Mobilisation in Africa: A Call for Action | August 2020
• Retreat to Nationalism in the 21st Century Globalization: Lessons for Africa from COVID-19 | August 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
• The Day After Tomorrow: Africa's Battle with COVID-19 and the Road Ahead | July 2020
• Retreat to Nationalism in the 21st Century Globalization: Lessons for Africa from COVID-19 - Conference Report | July 2020
• Perceptions of Kenyans on the Management of COVID-19 in Kenya | July 2020
• COVID-19- Regional Rapid Debt Sustainability Impacts and Economic Rescue Packages Analyses in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Region | July 2020
• COVID-19 - Debt Sustainability Impacts and Economic Rescue Packages Analyses in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region | July 2020
• COVID-19 – Debt Sustainability Impacts and Economic Packages Analyses in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Region | July 2020
• Impact of COVID-19 on P/CVE: Setting the Research Agenda | 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
• La Peche Artisanale Face aux Defis de la Covid-19 au Senegal / Artisanal Fisheries in Senegal Facing the Challenges of Covid-19 | June 2020
• The Implications of COVID-19 on the Shadow Economy | June 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
• COVID-19 in Kenya: Perceptions of Kenyans on Government Communication and Mass Testing | 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
  
• Horn of Africa and COVID-19: Peace and Security Implications and Possible Policy Options | April 2020
• La stratégie du Maroc face au COVID-19 / Morocco's Strategy Against COVID-19 | April 2020
• Kenya: Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Containing the Spread and Reducing the Impact | April 2020
• COVID-19 in Kenya: Containment, Mitigation, Recovery, Reopening | 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 Cameroun Face à la Menace COVID-19: Point de Situation / Cameroon and the COVID-19 Threat: Status Update | March 2021
• 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

• How the COVID-19 shock has impacted food security in Africa | 14 December 2021
  
• Myths and models: What’s driving vaccine hesitancy in Africa and how can we overcome it? | 7 June 2021
  
• Education, digital skills acquisition and learning during COVID-19 in Nigeria | 2 June 2021
  
• Inside the digital society: COVID-19 and e-commerce | 7 April 2021
  
• Universal Basic Income: Has COVID-19 finally brought a consensus? | 29 March 2021
  
• Rooting Africa’s COVID-19 recovery: the role of innovation, digital technologies and labour markets | 26 2021
  
• 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)