A survey of African education institutions: coping with the Covid-19 crisis
The Covid-19 health crisis has hit the education sector hard, from early childhood to vocational training, with school closures and distance learning. We surveyed some thirty African educational institutions to understand the impacts of the crisis and the coping strategies put in place by those most affected. A brief methodological overview This article is […]
Covid-19: what impacts on the early childhood sector?
Faced with school closures in at least 188 countries around the world as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, many educational institutions have had to set up a distance learning system. This temporary reorganization of activity will certainly have a strong and lasting impact on educational structures. If this distance learning is sometimes complex, particularly […]
A conversation with Bachir Rockya Lahilaba, founder of Sahel Délices
The covid-19 pandemic has led to the implementation of lockdown measures in many African countries. These had a deep impact on economic activities, particularly on small and medium-sized enterprises. In this context, I&P, FERDI and the Club Africain des Entrepreneurs are working together to produce a series of articles studying how African SMEs are coping […]
African schools: facing the covid-19 crisis
The management of the Covid-19 pandemic is disrupting global education. The closure of schools and universities across 184 countries have sent home 1.5 billion students, representing more than 90% of the world’s students [1]. Since mid-March, a large proportion of African schools and universities have closed their doors. However, these closures do not mean that […]
Africa: The spectrum of coronavirus
It is hard to predict the unpredictable, especially when it is unknown. However, that is what the leaders of all countries must try to do at this time.