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COVID-19
COVID-19 is exacerbating the global trade finance gap
We need a rewiring of the international community's approach to supporting least developed countries to access international trade.
Africa
COVID-19 in Africa: WHO media briefing on 2 July
The Forum is hosting its latest virtual briefing on COVID-19 in Africa, in partnership with the World Health Organization.
Africa
COVID-19 in Africa: WHO media briefing on 2 July
The Forum is hosting its latest virtual briefing on COVID-19 in Africa, in partnership with the World Health Organization.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Africa is facing a food crisis due to COVID-19. These seeds could help prevent it
African farmers are under threat from floods, droughts, pests and the coronavirus pandemic. The right seeds for nutritious crops could help them fight back
Africa
‘Tokunbo’: How African nations are battling with the sale of 'zombie' appliances
African nations are working to stem the resell of imported air conditioning units and refrigerators from Europe. The appliances are damaging to the environment and costly to run.
COVID-19
This Woman Explains How Coronavirus Is Affecting Indigenous Communities
Africa
Locusts are putting 5 million people at risk of starvation – and that’s without COVID-19
Food security was already fragile in East African countries – now a double hit from COVID-19 and a plague of locusts is exacerbating the situation.
COVID-19
In post-pandemic Africa, small businesses could be key to recovery
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, small and medium-sized African enterprise will be key in mitigating the economic effects of the virus.
COVID-19
COVID-19 in Africa: WHO media briefing on 18 June
The Forum is hosting its latest virtual briefing on COVID-19 in Africa, in partnership with the World Health Organization.
Africa
How Kenya and the Gambia are reshaping tourism after lockdown
From boosting sustainable tourism to redeploying guides as health educators, here's how the Gambia and Kenya are responding to the crisis.
Africa
COVID-19: 4 ways education can support Africa's immediate and long-term recovery
By continuing to support education during the pandemic, governments can strengthen their countries’ immediate COVID-19 response and long-term recovery.
COVID-19
Impact on Africa - this week's World Vs Virus podcast
Ex-finance minister and World Bank grandee, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says COVID could set back decades of development in Africa. UN's Michelle Bachelet talks inequality and human rights.
Africa
‘We can use this as an opportunity’ - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on how African nations can recover after COVID-19
Former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala fears that COVID-19 could wipe out three decades of growth and development in Africa. Still, she sees the recovery as a chance to reim...
Africa
Ethiopia's mobile camel libraries are protecting children during lockdown
Camels carrying books are helping children have access to educational resources during the pandemic, a project launched by Save the Children a decade ago.
The Great Reset
4 ways African governments can bridge the digital skills gap for a post-COVID economic recovery
In a post COVID-19 world, it will be more urgent than ever to find intelligent, data-driven solutions to the most pressing problems in Africa.