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African leaders should not let the socio-economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic go to waste. Faizel Ismail makes the case that the crisis provides an opportunity for African countries to kick-start the African Continental Free Trade Area. They could start off by accelerating intra-regional trade by, among others, focusing on the manufacturing products of the greatest need during the health crisis. They could also focus on
building regional value chains to drive industrialisation, improve infrastructure and strengthen good governance and ethical leadership.
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Africa’s dependency on commodity exports, including oil, makes it more vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19.
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Faizel Ismail, University of Cape Town
African countries must take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact to accelerate industrialisation and intra-regional trade, and improve infrastructure.
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COVID-19
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Rory Horner, University of Manchester
A lot depends on China and India sharing the products of their pharmacuetical manufacturing with the rest of the world.
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Gary Stephens, University of Reading
'Nanobodies' produced by the llama immune system can neutralise the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Politics
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Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield; Dan Degerman, Lancaster University; Matthew Thomas Johnson, Lancaster University
Fear is actually an important element of a government's toolbox but once you lose control of it, you can't get it back with ease.
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Nisha Bellinger, Boise State University; Kyle Kattelman, Fairleigh Dickinson University
When people are hungry or not sure where their next meal is coming from, they get angry at their governments. This gives terrorist groups opportunities to recruit new members.
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Bruce Wolpe, University of Sydney
A long-time campaigner for the White House, and a vice president to Obama, Biden now faces a great challenge: choose the right running mate, and defeat Donald Trump in November.
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Hui Feng, Griffith University
US President Donald Trump says he'll respond 'very strongly' if China follows through with its draft national security law in Hong Kong. Beijing, though, is prepared for a potential new cold war.
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En Français
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Fabrice Rousselot, The Conversation; Thibault Lieurade, The Conversation; Camille Khodor, The Conversation
Cette semaine, nos experts s’interrogent sur les grandes tendances de la mondialisation dans l’après-crise ou encore sur l’influence du huis clos sur les résultats des matchs de foot.
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Arnaud Carre, Université Savoie Mont Blanc; Amandine Luquiens, Inserm; Morgane Metral, Université Savoie Mont Blanc; Yannick Morvan, Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières
Au-delà de la fragilité immunitaire qui caractérise certains patients atteints de troubles psychiatriques, l'épidémie et les mesures de distanciation ont des effets délétères sur la santé mentale.
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