New daily record numbers of infections worldwide exacerbate concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on regions of the Global South. Weak health systems, vulnerable economies, and extreme inequalities threaten healthcare, livelihoods, and peace in many low- and middle-income countries. The…
At first it seemed that African countries had been spared the COVID 19 outbreak, but recent infections across the continent have prompted officials to act. The author of this GIGA Focus analyses the situation and argues for local responses to the Corona crisis by African countries.
