11/5/2020
Photo credit: GCIS Throughout the world, the coronavirus pandemic is testing political as well as medical systems. Some will survive, some may not. But everywhere, the strain it is putting on politics is accelerating a number of processes of change that were already under way, while interrupting others. This applies to Africa as …
Image Credit: Ben Schumin Since our last column in mid-March many African governments have introduced lockdowns or other social measures to confront coronavirus. One (Ghana) has this week announced part relaxation of its controls. Rather than join the a...
22/4/2020
COVID 19: Early community engagement & accurate communication is crucial The APPG Chairs have recently written a letter to the Secretary of State for International Development to press the importance of early community engagement when supporting A...
20/4/2020
‘Our justifiable concern about the pandemic in the UK must not make us insular and inward looking’ Our chair Zeinab Badawi writes in the FT about the doctors from Africa saving British lives in the #COVID19 pandemic, including her family member an...
15/4/2020
Africa has already been severely impacted by the economic side-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, whether the virus spreads more extensively there or not. This risks knocking years off Africa’s growth, exacerbating poverty and precipitating an African debt cr...
14/4/2020
Watch RAS Chair Zeinab Badawi delve into the history of Africa for a brand new series on BBC News Africa. This series is unprecedented, ambitious in scope and is based on a unique project, overseen by UNESCO known as the GHA: the General History of Afri...
09/4/2020
Dear members and friends, Like everyone, the Royal African Society has been impacted by the coronavirus Covid-19. I thought it sensible to let you know how we will be operating and what we will be doing as long as the emergency lasts. Fortunatel...
23/3/2020
The coronavirus Covid-19 has delivered a massive shock to the world. We will all be adjusting to it not just for months but for years. It has major implications for Britain, for Africa and for the whole world, and it is not too soon to start thinking about the...
17/3/2020
As the crash in the crude oil price this week has deepened the sell-off in financial markets on the back of the coronavirus, so we are being treated to memorable quotes and alarmist forecasts in the media. One of our favourites is the catchy “$20 in 2020”....
13/3/2020