• Siba N’Zatioula Grovogui

Guinea, more than ever, needs an inclusive debate not only on the function of the state, but also on the nature of our institutions and therefore the very state of the republic.

• Siba N’Zatioula Grovogui

La Guinée a plus que jamais besoin d’un débat inclusif non seulement sur le fonctionnement de l’état mais aussi sur la nature de nos institutions et donc l’état même de la république. Je vous propose quelques raisons.

• Kiasha Naidoo

Pandemics force even neoliberal thinkers to admit government action and collective solidarity are urgently needed.

• Claire-Anne Lester

Who will watch the police and the army in South Africa as they act on behalf of the state to enforce COVID-19 regulations.

• Joyce Abalo
• Sarah O’Sullivan

President Museveni announces 14-day lockdown as market vendors are beaten, the sick unable to move to hospitals and the wealthy bunker down in their solar-powered homes.

• Jo Vearey

South Africa mustn’t forget the public—and that includes migrants and refugees—in its public health response to COVID-19.

• Anna K. Mwaba

What are the roles of the African Union and the African Center for Disease Control in responding to COVID-19?

• Derek Charles Catsam

South Africa’s Human Rights Day (originally Sharpeville Day) holds a special place in the nation’s history.

• Christopher J. Lee

COVID-19 isn’t simply a medical or epidemiological crisis; it is a crisis of sovereignty.

• Elisha Kunene

COVID-19 presents an unprecedented threat, but a campaign by South Africa's security forces attempting to grind defenseless people into dust does not guarantee success.

• Doug Bafford

Public anxiety grows over “prosperity preachers” who have dominated the religious landscape in South Africa and across the continent.

• Wangui Kimari

This crisis has further emphasized the neglect of Kenya’s poor by the government, and is therefore “a wake up call that we are on our own.”

• Jessica Moody

Au crépuscule du règne de Ouattara en Côte d’Ivoire.

• Sisonke Msimang

We know what will happen with this new virus, and so I cannot blissfully self-isolate.

• Yotam Gidron

A new book explores the rationale of Israel’s efforts to expand its influence on the African continent.

• Jessica Musler

Coronavirus and the problematic perception of migrants as health threats.

• Simukai Chigudu

What lessons can we learn for today from the 2008-09 cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe?

• Hilda Flavia Nakabuye

Why we need to make climate action our daily duty.

• Zeb Larson

A new effort to block chocolate imports from Cote d’Ivoire to the US brings attention to cocoa’s problematic supply chain.

• Youcef Oussama Bounab

In the 1960s, Algiers was a beacon for worldwide liberation movements. What happened to its rebellious spirit?