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Interview with AU Special Envoy Strive Masiyiwa on the Launch of the Africa Medical Supplies Platform video
Interview with AU Special Envoy Strive Masiyiwa on the Launch of the Africa Medical Supplies Platform
COVID-19 Africa Watch discusses the launch of the Africa Medical Supplies Platform with Strive Mas
iyiwa, founder and chairman of Econet Wireless, and African Union Special Envoy for mobilizing the private sector response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun 18, 2020
Interview with Dr. Samira Asma: Using Data for Pandemic Preparedness and Response video
Interview with Dr. Samira Asma: Using Data for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Dr. Samira Asma, WHO Assistant Director-General for Data, Analytics
and Delivery for Impact about the importance of data in preparing for and responding to health crises.
Mar 5, 2021
Interview with Dr. Vera Songwe on COVID-19’s Impact in Africa: Trade, Technology, and Economic Recovery video
Interview with Dr. Vera Songwe on COVID-19’s Impact in Africa: Trade, Technology, and Economic Recovery
Dr.
Jun 1, 2020
Interview with Zemedeneh Negatu: Investing in Africa after COVID-19 video
Interview with Zemedeneh Negatu: Investing in Africa after COVID-19
Zemedeneh Negatu, Global Chairman of the Fairfax Capital Fund, speaks to COVID-19 Africa Watch abo
ut how the pandemic has changed the investment environment in Africa, and how the continent and Ethiopia, in particular, have responded.
Jun 11, 2020
Sir Paul Collier: Rethinking Roles and Responsibilities for Africa’s Economic Recovery video
Sir Paul Collier: Rethinking Roles and Responsibilities for Africa’s Economic Recovery
Below are some of the main takeaways from COVID-19 Africa Watch’s conversation with Sir Paul Colli
er, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, 
Mar 11, 2021
Interview with Malado Kaba: COVID-19 and the Digital Transformation of Africa’s Public Sector video
Interview with Malado Kaba: COVID-19 and the Digital Transformation of Africa’s Public Sector
Malado Kaba, former Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Guinea, speaks to COVID-19
Africa Watch about the potential for digital disruption in government and public service in the wake of the current pandemic.
Jun 23, 2020
Kenya: The First Batch of Vaccines Has Arrived, but the Rollout Has Faced Several Hurdles article
Kenya: The First Batch of Vaccines Has Arrived, but the Rollout Has Faced Several Hurdles
In Kenya, the initial rollout of a consignment of 1 million Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has faced sev
eral hurdles, including fears about safety and concerns about transparency. Stephanie Wangari reports from Nairobi.
Mar 26, 2021
COVID-19: Africans are Hospitalized and Dying in India article
COVID-19: Africans are Hospitalized and Dying in India
As India’s COVID-19 disaster continues to unfold, Africans in the country are facing grim health ris
ks and financial hardships, with uncertain prospects of when they will be able to return home.
Mar 6, 2021
COVID-19, Gender, and a More Equitable Response for Sub-Saharan Africa article
COVID-19, Gender, and a More Equitable Response for Sub-Saharan Africa
“Despite its global nature, the impacts of COVID-19 are not evenly distributed. The health, economic
, social and political effects are hitting women harder across the globe, and across the African continent.
Jun 15, 2020