covid

Pandemic Watchdog: How Civil Society Policed Palliatives

Pandemic Watchdog: How Civil Society Policed Palliatives

Nigeria’s lockdowns were strict, with stay-at-home orders and curfews, and President Muhammadu Buhari and some state governments put the police force… Read More

4 years ago

Covid Crisis is Fuelling Food Price Rises for World’s Poorest

The world’s food systems endured numerous shocks in 2020, from economic impacts on producers and consumers to desert locust swarms… Read More

4 years ago

AfCFTA: A Key to Mitigate Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa

The AfCFTA is an unmissable opportunity to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic by allowing the free movement of pharmaceuticals… Read More

4 years ago

Nigerian Markets Last Week: Oil Plunges on New Covid Restrictions, Bitcoin Falls to 3-Week Low

The Nigerian Markets report for the week ended January 22, 2020. It captures indexes that gauge performance across a number… Read More

4 years ago

OPEC+ Stalemate, New Covid Lockdowns Send Oil Prices Lower

Reports that members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (a group known as OPEC+) are at… Read More

4 years ago

Indonesia Looks To Multiple Suppliers for Coronavirus Vaccines

Like other countries affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, Indonesia is moving to secure access to various candidate vaccines and has… Read More

4 years ago

Nigerian Markets Last Week: Oil Prices Down on Covid Resurgence, Manufacturing Index Slumps

The Nigerian Markets report for the week ended December 25, 2020. Stock Market The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index and… Read More

4 years ago

Buhari Extends Tenure of Presidential Covid Team as Cases Surge

The rise in confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus nationwide has forced the Nigerian government to extend the mandate of… Read More

4 years ago

UAE Offers Free Chinese Vaccines To Immunise Population Against Coronavirus

In Africa, widespread campaigns to distribute Covid-19 vaccines will likely only begin in the second quarter of next year because… Read More

4 years ago

Coronavirus Second Wave Puts OPEC+ Under Strain Despite Resurgence of Demand in China and India

Saudi’s oil and gas minister challenged oil speculators to test his resolve to achieve stability in global markets when the… Read More

5 years ago

Safeguarding Africa’s Food Systems Through and Beyond the Crisis

by Gillian Pais, Kartik Jayaram and Arend van Wamelen   There is widespread concern about the potential impact of the COVID-19… Read More

5 years ago