Read more about the article Covid-19: Examining theories for Africa’s low death rates
Public health officers at the grave of a coronavirus fatality at the Langata cemetery in Nairobi, Kenya, April 16, 2020.

Covid-19: Examining theories for Africa’s low death rates

The most obvious factor for the low death rates is the population age structure. Across multiple countries the risk of dying of Covid-19 for those aged 80 years or more is around a hundred times that of people in their twenties.

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Read more about the article Suspension of US aid to Ethiopia is yet another example of Trump’s disregard for Africa
Suspension of US aid to Ethiopia is yet another example of Trump’s disregard for Africa

Suspension of US aid to Ethiopia is yet another example of Trump’s disregard for Africa

By suspending some aid, the United States has reopened the debate on whether developing countries should depend on foreign aid to realise their economic goals.

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Read more about the article Where the UK government is going wrong in its coronavirus messaging, according to a marketing expert
UK Prime minister Boris Johnson

Where the UK government is going wrong in its coronavirus messaging, according to a marketing expert

Government coronavirus advice has failed to follow this simplicity rule. The most recent advice promotes the “three simple actions we must all do to keep on protecting each other”, which are to “wash hands, cover face, make space”. So far, not too bad.

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Read more about the article South Africa’s auto industry highlights the social and employment cost of innovation
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South Africa’s auto industry highlights the social and employment cost of innovation

There has been an increase in technology in South Africa’s automobile sector since 2003. Most of the work in vehicle manufacturing has been automated, which makes manufacturing easier, faster, and more productive.

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Read more about the article America’s inflection point: Four key things Africa must watch for
Joe Biden, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during the first U.S. presidential debate hosted by Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Trump and Biden kick off their first debate with contentious topics like the Supreme Court and the coronavirus pandemic suddenly joined by yet another potentially explosive question -- whether the president ducked paying his taxes. Photographer: Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images

America’s inflection point: Four key things Africa must watch for

For African scholars and policymakers seeking to advance their national and regional interests in dealings with the US, the 59th presidential inauguration will also be an inflection point.

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