Tag: africa
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Mo Abudu calls Sky News to order over African Coronavirus hairstyle
TV Producer, Filmmaker and Media Entrepreneur Mo Abudu has called our attention to a derogatory publication by British news channel Sky News, depicting an African hairstyle as “Spiky coronavirus haircut’. The yarn threading hairstyle worn by black women dates back to the 15th century, but the news agency thought it just started gaining popularity in…
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The World System, Africa & the COVID-19 Remedy, By Theophilus Ejorh
Theophilus Ejorh In the 1970s, American sociologist and economic historian, Immanuel Wallerstein developed an intellectual approach known as The World Systems Theory. It is a radical thought that changed the way the world’s societies had previously been viewed. In addition, it was a response to the Eurocentric thinking that holds that the modernisation of nations…
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COVID-19 lockdown: Africa loss $65.7b in one month – ECA
A month of lockdown across Africa cost the continent about 2.5 percent of its annual GDP, equivalent to about 65.7 billion U.S. dollars per month, a newly published United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) report revealed on Sunday. The newly published report entitled “COVID-19: Lockdown Exit Strategies for Africa,” proposes African nations various COVID-19…
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Ghana overtakes Nigeria, becomes worst-hit country by Covid-19 in West Africa
Ghana recorded 251 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the national total to 4,263. This makes the country the worst hit in the West African region ahead of Nigeria, which has 4,151 cases On Friday, Ghana had announced 921 confirmed cases, its highest daily figure till date. According to Ghana Health Service (GHS), the huge number…
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Africa approaches 50,000 COVID-19 cases, 2,000 deaths – WHO
The number of coronavirus cases across the African continent has reached 49,121, with 1,956 related deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa said on Wednesday. According to the organisation’s statistics, COVID-19 has reached all 54 African countries and only nine of them have yet to register any fatalities from the disease. South Africa has the…
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COVID-19 cases in Africa rise to 34, 000 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of reported COVID-19 cases in the WHO African Region has increased from 33, 000 to over 34, 000 in the past 24 hours. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Wednesday. “There are 34, 610…
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COVID-19 cases in Africa hit 30,000
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says the number of COVID-19 cases in the WHO African Region has increased to over 30,000. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Sunday. “Over 30,000 COVID-19 cases reported on the African continent with over 9,000…
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COVID-19: Should You Believe What ECA Is Saying About Africa? – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene In one of his bestsellers, The Zahir, Paulo Coelho said there are two major problems in life: knowing when to begin and knowing when to stop. If, for example, Nigeria had closed its borders early on and enforced quarantine for all returning Nigerians, whoever they are, things might have been different today. I’m…
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112 health workers infected with Covid-19 in Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says since the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Africa, 112 health workers from 16 countries have been infected. WHO disclosed this in a weekly Bulletin on outbreaks and other Emergencies week 16 which covers April 13 to 19 released on Tuesday and posted on WHO Africa twitter account…
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Thousands will die in Africa of coronavirus – UNECA
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said in a report that more than 300,000 people in Africa could die due to the coronavirus outbreak. UNECA said its report, “COVID-19: Protecting African Lives and Economies’’, is the culmination of in-depth analyses and extensive consultations with key representatives from civil society, international finance institutions, and…