How does Africa fare in responding to COVID-19 pandemic?
There's been multiple interventions and strategies aimed at helping Africa's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The multitude of support and coordination between Africa's leadership, under the Africa U nion Commission, and the global stakeholders including Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Jack Ma Foundation among others have been positively commended. As of August 7, 2020, the continent reported the fist one million confirmed cases of COVID-19 bringing to light the increasing exposure to the diseases by the continent's vulnerable population. Whereas the one million cases represent an important measure in Africa's response to the pandemic, it is by far less significant comp ared to similar numbers in developed countries, such as the United Sta tes of America. There are those who are of the opinion that Africa's response is too slow because the number of cases coming out of the continent is far less than expect ed (or predicted...