Mar 23, 2020
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! IT’S GETTING COLD Most of us have watched the slow, slow, quick, quick rate of coronavirus spread across Africa over the last fortnight. The concerns about the potential outsize impact of a viral outbreak simultaneously hitting multiple...
Mar 9, 2020
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! CORONAVIRUS HITS The last fortnight has been a rude awakening for Sub-Saharan Africa as fears of the coronavirus’s inevitable arrival were realized. First in Nigeria, then Senegal, then South Africa, Cameroon, and Togo. The numbers are still...
Mar 2, 2020
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! YOUTH OPTIMISM VS YOUTH BULGE Over the next 30 years, half of the world’s population growth will happen here in Africa. Inevitably, that impending reality prompts questions about whether governments across the continent can cater to the...
Feb 24, 2020
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! BLOWING IN THE WIND This week we wrote about how more of Africa’s leading economies are looking to wind energy to power homes. It was worth noting because when it comes to renewable energy much of our discussions have focused just on solar...
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