Authors : Eric Rosand, Khalid Koser, and Lilla Schumicky-Logan Affiliated organization : Brookings Type of publication : Article Date of publication : April 28, 2020 Link to the original document     While the world’s attention appropriately focuses on the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, the threat of violent extremism remains, and has in some circumstances been exacerbated…

Auteurs : Laurent Vidal, Fred Eboko et David Williamson Organisation affiliée : Le Monde Afrique Type de publication : Tribune Date de publication : 08 mai 2020 Lien vers le document original     Face au Covid-19, de bonnes et de mauvaises raisons orientent la commune déraison des projections alarmistes sur l’Afrique, que précède la «réputation» de ce continent.…

Author : Ryan Cummings Affiliated organization : The Global Observatory Type of publication : Article Date of publication : May 7, 2020 Link to the original document     Between April 29 and 30, the United States recorded around 2,700 deaths attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The US’ daily death toll which saw the country’s coronavirus fatalities exceed the…

Authors : Elizabeth Donnelly, Iyadat Hassan Affiliated organization : Chatham House Type of publication : Article Date of publication : 30 April 2020 Link to the original document     COVID-19 will require Nigeria’s government to rely on already stretched communities and informal institutions. But there is a yawning gap in trust and accountability between citizens and the state…

Authors : Dr Leena Koni Hoffmann, Paul Melly Affiliated organization : Chatham House Type of publication : Article Date of publication : 1 May 2020 Link to the original document     In responding to the spread of the coronavirus, the governments of the Sahel and West Africa will need to draw on their collective experience of strategic coordination…

Authors : Katharine Houreld, David Lewis, Ryan McNeill and Samuel Granados Affiliated organization : Reuters Type of publication : Graphics Date of publication : May 7, 2020 Link to the original document     Africa has recorded over 51,000 cases of COVID-19, a fraction of the 3.76 million cases recorded globally, according to a Reuters tally. But the number…

Affiliated organization : UN News Type of publication : article Date of publication : 13 April 2020 Link to the original document     And fears are growing that this phenomenon is putting lives at risk, prompting some with symptoms to try unproven remedies in the hope of ‘curing’ themselves. UNESCO, the UN educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,…

Author : Ronak Gopaldas Affiliated organization : Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa) Type of publication : article Date of publication : 22 April 2020 Link to the original document     Nigeria’s economy has been dealt a blow, first by a collapse in the oil price, and then by rising costs to fight the spread of COVID-19. One…

Author : Julie Coleman J.D., LL.M Affiliated organization : International Center for Counter-terrorism Type of publication : article Date of publication : April 16, 2020 Link to the original document     There is no denying that since its emergence in early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has prominently sat at the centre of public attention across the globe and…

Affiliated organization : PARTNERS, West Africa Nigeria Type of publication : Assessment Date of publication : April 23, 2020 Link to the original document     Background Nigeria received its first confirmed case of the Corona virus on the 27th of February 2020 in Lagos state. The index case was an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and…