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Tanzania: Suluhu ‘social-distances’ from Magufuli approach to pandemic
Tanzania is making an about-turn in its approach to tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. Samia Suluhu Hassan who took over...
Freedom deferred: Zimbabwe at 41 years of independence
The 18th of April 1980 officially marked the end of British colonial rule in what was Rhodesia and the...
Tribute: What did Magufuli do?
Tanzania’s former President John Pombe Magufuli last week became the first leader of the East African country to die...
Where is President Magufuli?
Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli has not been seen in public since 27th February 2021, as he swore in...
Media integrity in covering South Africa’s lockdown protests
Nobody will be surprised to read that journalism leans toward sensationalism in terms of topics chosen for coverage, how...
COVID-19: Africa’s wins and big losses
One year after the first recorded cases of COVID-19 were reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019, the world...
How “fake news” is slowing the fight against Covid-19
The deadly and hidden spread of Covid-19 misinformation on social media has hampered governments’ response to the pandemic across...
ZIMBABWE: Using Covid-19 to set stage for 2023 election rigging
By Paidamoyo Muzulu ZIMBABWE holds general elections in 2023 – two years away – but subtle manoeuvres to rig...
South African alcohol bans under Covid-19 lockdown
Cyril Ramaphosa (South Africa’s President) reinstated a ban on the sale of alcohol at both restaurants and retail outlets...
CORONAVIRUS: Kenyan Schools Reopen Amid Fears Of Safety For Learners
Schools in Kenya on Monday (4th January 2020) opened for second term learning after being closed for 9 months....
In Togo, a woman passes her “baccalauréat” at the age of 51
Mrs. Denise Mensah is one of the lucky new bachelors of 2020. Her age didn’t prevent her from reaching...
Togo: Covid-19 school reopening amid challenges in complying with containment measures
After nearly nine months of schools being closed (an equivalent of one school year due to the Coronavirus pandemic),...