HQ Africa: Vaccine Watch Desk
We tap into HQ sources and partners that give us insight into what's happening on the continent's vaccine front. Here are this week’s highlights.
The Curious Case of Mr Banana
Multi-disciplinary artist Tanlume Enyatseng on reinventing as an African creative.
Dife-ing the Odds
Davis Lichuma, born and bred in Mathare, Nairobi. He is popularly known as Dife. He is a presenter at Mathare radio and also a community organizer and mobilizer.
Fun Factory!
Hannington Bugingo shares his story about how, while COVID-19 is no laughing matter, comedy can spread messages of hope even in a pandemic.
Art is Magic
Kabatila Kavat directs and produces photos and videos as a hobby. Through Curveart, Kabatila has created a platform for youths in Mathare who have a passion for modelling.
From Planning to Planting
When the pandemic struck, Christal Beeko quickly learned how to turn her flower garden into a vegetable garden.
Mask Up!
In Mathare, one of Africa's most populous areas, masking up and hand sanitising remains a priority.
Nekede's Widows
Darlington Chibueze Anuonye writes about his friendship with two widowed women in Nekede, Nigeria, and how they are surviving the precarity of loss and strife in a pandemic.
Anti-Racist Hotdog
For academic and activist Wandile Mthiyane, the search for dinner one evening was a painful reminder of how remnants of apartheid are alive and well in South Africa. He now uses food to help his community and address racism and prejudice in his home city of Durban.
Light in the Mourning
Kealeboga Pula reflects on the teachings from and 'upside' of loss and grief.
The Checkpoint
Ebisike Kenneth Chinedum shares their experience of public transport in Nigeria during the Covid19 pandemic.
Breast still Best?
For new mothers, the fear of their child getting infected and ill from any virus is particularly heightened during a devastating pandemic. Lutgard Musiine takes look at what studies say about Covid19 and breastfeeding.