[African Arguments] Public media conveys the widespread fear that ‘Africa’ will be ‘hit worst’ when the virus starts to fully spread. Conflict zones that are out of state control, marginalized areas without appropriate medical services, poverty, the feared pre-existing illnesses that render the virus more lethal seem to be on …

Si la pandémie du coronavirus n’avait qu’une seule vertu, ce serait la renaissance du débat africain qu’elle provoque à l’heure actuelle. En effet, rarement les décideurs et intellectuels africains se sont autant exprimés par voie de tribunes, d’articles, d’appels divers et variés.

[The Point] The deputy director of Health Services Dr. Mustapha Bittaye yesterday in a daily press briefing with regard to covid-19 stated that after conducting 24 tests, one came out positive, saying the country currently has two active cases.

[East African] Humanitarian agencies in Senegal are this week distributing aid as part of an early response to food shortage, which has been caused by the late onset of rainfall last year AU insurance agency, the African Risk Capacity (ARC), has announced.