Founding members: join Black Thread before November 1 and lock in $9.99/month for life →
HistorianSpeaks emblemHistorianSpeaksSubscribe

Africa and COVID-19: Part I (10 sources)

Map of the African continent with COVID-19 hotspots
Map of the African continent with COVID-19 hotspots

Note: Compiled by and repirnted with permision from Abdul Akalimat, PhD

South Africa: http://www.health.gov.za/index.php/outbreaks/145-corona-virus-outbreak/465-corona-virus-outbreak

Ghana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Ghana#References

Nigeria: https://www.health.gov.ng/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=656:health-minister-urges-extra-vigilance-with-easing-of-covid-19-lockdown

Kenya: https://www.health.go.ke/

WHO on Africa: https://www.afro.who.int/

https://www.uneca.org/sites/default/files/PublicationFiles/eca_covid_report_en_rev16april_5web.pdf

https://en.as.com/en/2020/05/05/other_sports/1588663920_021934.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8232649/Virus-triggers-unrest-Africa-Riots-break-Johannesburg-food-shortages.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/17/836896562/u-n-agency-fears-vulnerable-africa-may-suffer-at-least-300-000-covid-19-deaths

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/africa-coronavirus-cases-hit-10-million-months-200417055006127.html

Share:
Cite this blog:
"Africa and COVID-19: Part I (10 sources)." Historianspeaks, May 10, 2020. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/africa-and-covid-19-part-i-10-sources.

Ask the Historian

Have a question about this story, or an idea for a future post? Send it here.

Stay Current

Join our mailing list

One dispatch a week: a new essay, a podcast episode, and something from the archive worth a second look.