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Interview: Dr. Youssef Boutros-Ghali on COVID-19, Debt Sustainability, and Macroeconomic Policy in Africa
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Dr.
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Interview: Yawa Hansen-Quao on Strengthening Public Service and Civil Society to Build Back Better
Yawa Hansen-Quao, Executive Director of Emerging Public Leaders, discusses the importance of stren
gthening Africa's public service and of increasing intra-African collaboration for a stronger post-pandemic recovery.
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Managing COVID-19’s Impact on Africa’s Sovereign Debt: An Interview with Danny Leipziger
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Danny Leipziger, Professor of International Business at the George
Washington University about debt and debt relief amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Precision Medicine and Entrepreneurship: Shaping the Future of Health in Africa?
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong, CEO of 54gene, about genomics research and pre
cision medicine in Africa, as well as his company's response to COVID-19.
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Scott Morris: ‘How China Lends’ and the Implications for Africa’s Economic Recovery
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Scott Morris, Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development, a
bout the the implications of Chinese lending contracts for debt relief from other international creditors.
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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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State Minister Yasmin Wohabrebbi: Ethiopia’s Prospects and Priorities for Economic Recovery
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to State Minister Yasmin Wohabrebbi about the policy response to the p
andemic, the efforts to develop the digital economy, and the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI).
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Vivian Nwakah: Advancing Equitable Access to Safer Medication in Africa
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Vivian Nwakah, Founder and CEO of Medsaf, about addressing the inef
ficiencies and inequalities in African healthcare systems.
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Strive Masiyiwa: “How can I say science has delivered a miracle to people who are dying?”
“The fact is, it’s not about sharing. It’s about allowing us access to the production capacity. If
you loosen the contracts so that the supply capacity can be released to other nations, that is all we ask.”
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Tackling COVID-19 in Nigeria: Health Tech Rising to the Challenge
“What is the role of the private sector in economic growth in Nigeria, especially when it comes to
economic recovery and transformation after the pandemic?”
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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.
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