Hon. Martha Karua

Just Out | The Cost Of Lockdowns In Africa | The Youth Cafe

Just Out | The Cost Of Lockdowns In Africa | The Youth Cafe

As the fate of the world amidst and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic looms on the horizon, it is becoming rather clear that the notion of the virus as a global pandemic is logistically flawed. A more accurate approach would be to view it as a simultaneous outbreak of innumerable local epidemics, slightly at odds with each other.

The Youth Cafe Speaks At African-European Parliamentary Initiative Conference On Covid-19 | The Youth Cafe

The Youth Cafe Speaks At African-European Parliamentary Initiative Conference On Covid-19 | The Youth Cafe

How is Africa responding to the threat of Covid-19? Is it realistic for African countries to go on lockdown – or is social distancing an impossible ask? What has been learnt from the responses to past epidemics, particularly Ebola, and what can Africa teach the world through its experiences of public health emergencies? And what are opportunities for all of us, Africans and Europeans, in comparing and combining our approaches to Covid-19?