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Interview with Aya Chebbi, African Union Youth Special Envoy
COVID-19 Africa Watch speaks to Aya Chebbi, African Union Special Envoy on Youth about the impacts
of COVID-19 on youth across the continent.
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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.
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Interview with K.Y. Amoako on Africa’s Economic Recovery and Transformation
COVID-19 Africa Watch speaks to K.Y. Amoako, President of the African Center for Economic Transfor
mation, about the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across the continent.
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Interview with Omer Omarabi: Using FinTech in Sudan’s Economic Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 Africa Watch speaks to Omer Omarabi, the General Manager of Electronic Banking Services S
udan, about how financial technology has played a role in Sudan’s COVID-19 response initiatives.
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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,
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Small-Scale Farming in the Face of COVID-19 in South Africa: An Interview with Mbali Nwoko
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Mbali Nwoko, CEO of Green Terrace, about how COVID-19 is impacting
small-scale farming in South Africa.
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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.
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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.
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