Behind the numbers: How the media covered COVID-19 in an information lockdown
“Unfamiliarity, limited information, and official obstacles have made reporting on the pandemic an uphill struggle for Ethiopian journalists.”
Containment as an Ethiopian COVID-19 response is still relevant: a response to Daniel Hailu
Analysis and Opinion Ethiopia Ethiopia Insight Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“The economic challenge and political unrest Ethiopia is facing should not be a reason not to improve the system. Every effort should be implemented to flatten the curve and ultimately decrease the number of total infections. Considering the limited tertiary health care system the country has, upscaling of the hospital care to address this pandemic cannot be a coherent and viable strategy. The economic recovery depends on a good public health strategy.”
COVID-19 is crushing Ethiopian entertainers, just when we need them the most
Analysis and Opinion Ethiopia Ethiopia Insight Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“The music and movie industries centered in Addis Ababa depend on concert and cinema goers to survive, neither of which has been possible on any significant scale since the COVID-19 containment measures took effect. These industries had been contributing to the well-being of Ethiopian culture in a visible way, while also making a noteworthy economic splash.”
The irrelevance of containment as an Ethiopian COVID-19 response
Analysis and Opinion Ethiopia Ethiopia Insight Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Maintaining containment as a COVID-19 public health response has become irrelevant in Ethiopia for two reasons. First, it is too late… Second, the country simply does not have the institutional capacity to make containment effective.”
How the West gets the WHO and Tedros wrong
Analysis and Opinion Ethiopia / South Africa Ethiopia Insight Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Western failings and US-China’s tensions led to unfair accusations against the global health body and its Ethiopian boss, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.”
Reviving Ethiopia’s press post-pandemic
Analysis and Opinion Ethiopia Ethiopia Insight Op-ed by John Schellhase“Ethiopia’s media outlets have been hit hard by COVID-19 and are in dire need of economic life-support from the government.”
Making virtual learning viable in Ethiopia
Analysis and Opinion Ethiopia Ethiopia Insight Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“With around 80 percent of the population residing in rural areas, accessing internet is an enormous challenge. Urban areas also have numerous dead-spots and weak connectivity. With university teachers staying and working from home, frequent power outages disrupt their connectivity.”
COVID-19 triggers authoritarian relapse
Analysis and Opinion Ethiopia Ethiopia Insight Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Exacerbating the challenge in Africa is the level of authoritarianism already present in many countries which are using the COVID-19 phenomenon to open doors for corruption, embolden governments in suppressing dissident voices, and worsening already deteriorating human rights conditions.”
Is COVID-19 as infectious and fatal in Ethiopia? Perhaps not
Analysis and Opinion Algeria / Cameroon / Egypt / Ethiopia / Morocco / South Africa Ethiopia Insight Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Ethiopia’s low rate is puzzling considering the fact that WHO had listed it as among the most at-risk African nations because of its relatively high air connectivity and urban population density.”
Ethiopia must not lose the long war for justice amid its COVID-19 battle
Analysis and Opinion Ethiopia Ethiopia Insight Op-ed by John Schellhase“Clearly, we are in uncharted territory. War is upon us, and an unholy one at that: In the fight against this pandemic, there is no villain to condemn and triumph over or a moral high ground to defend, nor is there a guarantee that we will come out unscathed.”
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