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 thoughtleadership 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.

• 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

• 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

• COVID-19 & the International Development Agendas: Off the Track? | May 2020
  
• COVID-19 Response Tracker | May 2020
  
• Temporary COVID-19 Spectrum - A Missed Opportunity for some Regulatory Innovation? | May 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
  
• COVID-19 Lockdown in South Africa Highlights Unequal Access to Services | 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
  
• Health Misinformation: False stories from Ebola to Coronavirus | March 2020
  
• Ghanaians' Acceptance of Security-related Restrictions Faces Test with COVID-19 Lockdown | 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)