Ugandan economy suffers as second lockdown bites
“Second lockdown is poised to throw the economy, especially small-scale further into uncertainty.”
Analysis & Opinion
Egypt: Overcoming the COVID-19 Shock and Maintaining Growth
Analysis and Opinion Egypt IMF Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Egypt was one of the few emerging market countries that experienced a positive growth rate in 2020. As a result of the government’s swift and prudent policy response, coupled with IMF support, the Egyptian economy showed resilience in the face of the pandemic.”
What Happened to Senegalese Students after the COVID-19 School Closure?
Analysis and Opinion Senegal Center for Global Development Report/Study by John Schellhase“Although the dropout rate has remained stable, repetition rates have increased significantly in Senegal. The high repetition rate is concerning, first because it translates to a lack of learning, and second because it will increase the age range of students in the next cohort.”
A Pandemic of Vaccine and Technology Hoarding: Unmasking Global Inequality and Hypocrisy
Analysis and Opinion The Cairo Review of Global Affairs Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Intellectual property waivers are key to dismantling global vaccine apartheid and providing equitable vaccination to Africa and other continents. “
The G20 Must Act Now to Vaccinate the World
Analysis and Opinion Addis Fortune Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“The existing global effort to bring vaccine coverage to poor countries, known as the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) facility, has fallen disastrously short of what is needed.”
World Bank Budget Support in the Time of COVID-19: Crisis Finance, with Strings Attached
Analysis and Opinion Center for Global Development Report/Study by John Schellhase“With the pandemic far from over, financing conditions could shift rapidly and bring many governments knocking on the World Bank’s door for budget support. The World Bank should rethink its approach to crisis response budget support operations going forward and pursue a policy agenda that directly advances governments’ pandemic response and recovery frameworks.”
COVID-19: Africa plans a vaccine revolution
Analysis and Opinion / Daily Focus Deutsche Welle Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Very few vaccines have found their way into the arms of Africans as countries struggle with a surge in COVID-19 infections. Several countries now want to start producing vaccines on the continent. Can they succeed?”
A One Health Approach to Combating COVID-19 and Illegal Wildlife Trade in Africa
Analysis and Opinion SAIIA Report/Study by John Schellhase“The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disastrous impact on the global economic and social fabric. Zoonotic disease spill-over from other species has become a familiar phenomenon, and the need for a more proactive approach to minimise exposure to and opportunities for spill-over is widely recognised.”
South Africa’s WTO ambassador on the logic behind a COVID-19 IP waiver
Analysis and Opinion South Africa Financial Times Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“South Africa, Mlumbi-Peter said, was fully aware that IP was not the only barrier to ramping up vaccine production. Voluntary licences, technology transfer and the sharing of clinical data as well as trade secrets could all play a part in what she called the toolkit of combating the pandemic.”
South Sudan: Cutting aid will increase distrust in Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Analysis and Opinion South Sudan Africa at LSE Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“The G7 has promised to donate 1 billion Covid vaccine doses by the end of 2021. However, in South Sudan, COVID-19 restrictions, aid cuts and comments by European leaders have shattered trust in public health advice and encouraged vaccine hesitancy. Despite the rhetoric, donating vaccines while cutting aid may prove meaningless.”
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