Uganda welcomes thousands of DRC refugees amid COVID-19 lockdown
On humanitarian grounds, the President of Uganda directed its Government to temporarily re-open the Zombo border to allow life-saving aid and protection to be provided to the group of refugees.
African entrepreneurs are driving prosperity despite a global crisis
Entrepreneurial innovation is creating unprecedented opportunities for Africa to grow its economy, create jobs, and transform people’s lives.
Pandemic profits for companies soar by billions as poorest struggle to get by
Thirty-two of the world’s largest companies stand to see their profits jump by $109 billion more in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic lays bare an economic model that delivers profits for the wealthiest on the back of the poorest, according to a new Oxfam report released this week.
Uganda: How previous Ebola outbreaks helped respond to COVID-19
Several Ebola Treatment Units (ETUs) were constructed across the country and these have in turn been used in the COVID-19 response. Although these centers have not been used to accommodate confirmed COVID-19 patients, they have however been used as quarantine centers for people under observations.
‘COVID-19 Threatens Decades of Progress on Gender Equality’
Decades of progress on gender equality is under threat from the COVID-19 pandemic, says aid organisation CARE.
A report released by CARE today exposes the...
Amid COVID-19 killing and recruitment of child soldiers intensifies in Colombia
Dozens of children have been killed, maimed, and recruited by armed groups in a recent surge of violence and civil unrest in Colombia, Save the Children has warned. The violence is ripping families and communities apart, leaving a lasting impact on children and youth.
The World After COVID-19
COVID-19 offers mankind a blank page for a new beginning. The question, however, is are we prepared for a fresh start?
Big Pharma, tech companies and wealthy Americans bag dramatic profits during COVID-19
Pharmaceutical and tech companies and wealthy white Americans benefit from dramatic pandemic profits, further exacerbating inequality.
Migrants essential to recovery of global development post COVID-19, claims new report
The report, Human Mobility, Shared Opportunities: A Review of the 2009 Human Development Report and the Way Ahead, looks back at the last decade and assesses how future policy responses could facilitate safe, orderly, and regular migration.
These five countries top the 2020 e-government ranking
Despite the gains and major investments in e-government by many countries, the digital divide persists. Seven out of eight countries with low scores are in Africa and belong to the least developed countries group.
