Spain is not at war with Covid-19
When you compare the Covid-19 Spanish experience with real wars, the differences are more than the similarities.…
There's a tingling in my throat: is that you, Corona?
Trying to fight off Covid-19, Lagosians have become experts at self-medication. Without an adequate public health system, they don't have much of a choice.…
Tired all the time: caring, parenting and home working during Covid-19
My partner, toddler and I have always been champions at strategising, planning for every major decision. Then coronavirus hit.…
The Myth of Physical and Social Distancing in Cameroon
Can conviviality and social bonding in Cameroon's low-income neighbourhoods survive the government measures to fight Covid-19?…
Should I stay? A Finnish expat's reflections on South Africa's lockdown
I am isolated in my suburban home in Pretoria. What bugs me most is the indecision about whether to stay put, or go.…
Of soap and dignity in South Africa's lockdown
Technical measures are key to fight Covid-19 - but so are social relations that foster decency and solidarity.…
Covid-19 and the return of state intervention
As the pandemic advances, the state will have to bail out large sectors of the economy. But it's too early to declare the death of capitalism.…
Living Dakar under lockdown
Reflections and experiences of a Motswana woman in Senegal.…