The coronavirus pandemic has affected countries and regions all over the world in unique ways. Viewing the pandemic through a gendered lens, we find that it has significantly increased economic pressures and social obligations faced by women. However, with a new incoming government in the country, things may be set to change.
Uganda: North Korea’s African Ally Maxwell Bone, Research Fellow A decades-long relationship continues to flourish, despite increasing pressure from UN sanctions. Following Uganda’s independence in 1962, the landlocked Central African country has suffered from multiple civil wars and guerrilla movements. One of those brought Idi Amin, a tyrannical dictator, into power in 1971. During his presidency, Uganda first developed relations with North Korea. The relations between the two countries have strengthened during the Ugandan presidencies succeeding Amin until today. In this photo taken Oct. 30, 2014, Kim Yong Nam, foreground-left, then head of North Korea’s parliament, is escorted into Uganda’s parliament
Why has violence increased since Cameroon’s National Dialogue? Maxwell Bone, Research Fellow The government’s Grand National Dialogue and apparent change of approach was supposed to resolve, not intensify, the Anglophone crisis. Over the past month, the government of Cameroon has given various indications that its approach to the Anglophone crisis may be changing. After three years of escalating violence, it opened a Grand National Dialogue on 30 September. A few days later, it gave a presidential pardon to over 300 people who had been arrested on misdemeanour charges related to the Anglophone protests. And soon after that, it released several opposition figures including presidential candidate Maurice
“A village which is not discussed is not built,” or in the Maasai language (Maa), “Ore enkan nemeiguena, nemeshetayiu.” To the 150 Maasai women in the small village of Olmringiringa, Tanzania, nowhere is this adage more true as when parents consult weekly to discuss a number of community service needs, including continuous learning activities for village children who have had their education disrupted since schools were shut down due to COVID-19 in March 2020.
COVID-19 has hit every country hard and South Africa (SA) is no exception. In anticipation of how hard hitting the pandemic would be for SA, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster on March 15 alongside several restrictions a mere 10 days after the first confirmed case. Among these restrictions was a lockdown in which citizens were restricted from moving freely, except for leaving their homes for essential tasks. The resultant effect of this is unprecedented economic strains. This article will highlight the economic impact of the pandemic in SA with regards to poverty, unemployment, gross domestic product (GDP), food insecurity and violence.
The coronavirus pandemic has affected countries and regions all over the world in unique ways. Viewing the pandemic through a gendered lens, we find that it has significantly increased economic pressures and social obligations faced by women. However, with a new incoming government in the country, things may be set to change.
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