COVID-19: Our coverage of the pandemic

The first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa was reported on Valentine's Day 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. 

COVID-19 and Innovation in Africa: A thought leadership series

The Africa Portal, in partnership with the University of Witwatersrand and its African Centre for the Study of the United States, presents the following articles from African scholars and researchers.

• Youth and the digital economy in Africa | 31 July 2020
  
• The role of youth in governance and leadership in a post-COVID-19 world | 30 July 2020
  
• Incorporating Africa’s youth into the AU and UN developmental goals | 30 July 2020
  
• A call for the development sector to invest in the youth during COVID-19 | 28 July 2020
  
• COVID-19 and the youth: Opportunities in information and communications | 27 July 2020
  
• Issues affecting young women in Africa during COVID-19 | 24 July 2020
  
• COVID-19: A thrust towards home-schooling in Kenya | 15 July 2020
  
• COVID-19 as an opportunity for African knowledge production | 15 July 2020
  
• COVID-19 has spurred knowledge production in Africa – but to what end? | 1 July 2020
  
• From informal worker to African legal subject: thinking through and beyond COVID-19 | 26 June 2020
  
• Surveying the impact of COVID-19 on Africa's higher education and research sector | 8 June 2020
  
• Journalism in jeopardy: Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on newspapers | 29 May 2020
  
• Tapping diaspora capital for the post-COVID-19 economy | 25 May 2020
  
• COVID-19: How to save the African entrepreneur | 21 May 2020
  
• Linking energy, food security and health to face COVID-19 | 21 May 2020
  
• COVID-19: Implications for the 'digital divide' in Africa | 14 May 2020
  
• No calm after the storm: Re-imagining the role of ‘the media’ in post COVID-19 Africa | 13 May 2020
  

From our Commentary & Analysis Hub

• 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

From our Research Library

• Impact of COVID-19 in Africa: A Scenario Analysis to 2030 | July 2020
  
• The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Trade: Recent Evidence from East Africa | July 2020
  
• Financing the Revival of Sudan’s Troubled Transition | 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
  
• COVID-19: Are We Asking the Right Questions about ... Food Supply and Poverty Alleviation in the Former Homelands? | June 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
  
• 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
  
• 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
  
• 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
  
• 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: 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

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