News briefs
Regular digests of news on the countries SALO follows, compiled by SALO researchers.
Regional COVID-19 Updates - 26 October
Header Image: “Minister Fikile Mbalula inspects Rea-Vaya buses and stations as part of Coronavirus Covid-19 safety measures” by GovernmentZA is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 General: The northern hemisphere is facing a crucial moment in …
News Briefs 24 October 2020
eSwatini: New eSwatini Gender-Based Violence Report Reveals Shocking Stats A report produced jointly by the International Commission of Jurists and Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse says that one in three girls in eSwatini will …
Regional COVID-19 Updates - 19 Oct 2020
General: The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: …
News Briefs 16 October 2020
Zimbabwe Parliament Nullifies By-Election Suspension The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has announced that the Statutory Instrument 225A/2020 has been deemed unconstitutional by the Parliamentary Legal Committee. This follows the …
News Briefs 09 October 2020
Central Africa Republic Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the Central African Republic. The Human Rights Council this morning held an …
Weekly Regional COVID-19 updates - 6 October 2020
General: Covid-19 pandemic: Tracking the global coronavirus outbreak Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51235105 The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the Covid-19 outbreak in Africa may have passed its peak but warns governments …
News Briefs 02 October 2020
Central African Republic Central African Republic: elections are ‘unique opportunity’ for peace - Guterres “The coming period will be decisive for the country”, António Guterres told a high-level meeting on the country, held on Thursday. …
SALO News Briefs - 25 Sept 2020:
Western Sahara. Is Western Sahara a no-go for trademark protection? Western Sahara is an Atlantic-coastal desert area of 266,000km2, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania. A former Spanish colony, it has been on …
Weekly Regional COVID-19 updates – 22 Sept 2020:
Header Image: “coronavirus-covid-19” by Nursing Schools Near Me is licensed under CC BY 2.0 General: The 2020 Goalkeepers Report shows wholesale derailment of development goals due to Covid-19. And with nations scrambling for control of a …
News Briefs 18 September 2020
Somalia Somalia’s president appoints new prime minister Somali President Mohamed Farmaajo appointed Mohamed Hussein Roble as the country’s new prime minister early Friday, hours after regional leaders agreed on a revised model for …
Weekly Regional COVID-19 updates – 16 Sept 2020:
Given the political drivers of COVID-19, this research publication argues that this is an important moment to advance International Relations knowledge as a necessary and distinctive method for inclusion in the WHO repertoire of knowledge …
This week’s COVID-19 updates - 8 Sept 2020.
Header Image: “Minister Fikile Mbalula inspects Rea-Vaya buses and stations as part of Coronavirus Covid-19 safety measures” by GovernmentZA is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 General: Understanding the epidemiology of Covid-19 and moving …
Weekly News Briefs 04 September 2020:
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe warms up to national dialogue. Many Zimbabweans are warming up to the recent calls for national dialogue and an internal resolution of the country’s decades-long political and economic crises, while also imploring …
COVID-19 UPDATES - 31 August 2020.
"President Cyril Ramaphosa sees off Coronavirus COVID-19 quarantined citizens from The Ranch Resort" by GovernmentZA is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
Weekly Regional COVID-19 updates – 27 August 2020:
Header Image: “coronavirus-covid-19” by Nursing Schools Near Me is licensed under CC BY 2.0 General: Schools in Africa being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic has many other unintended consequences, including a gender gap, low …
News Briefs 21 August 2020
Eswatini Covid-19: eSwatini community broadcasters blocked from going on air in great time of need EmaSwati long for the kind of community radio they see operating in neighbouring South Africa and Mozambique, which takes on local issues. …
Weekly Regional COVID-19 updates - 17 August 2020:
General: The UK’s Minister, Boris Johnson, is failing Africa and is setting back decades of progress on tackling issues of common interest for Africa and the UK. Source: …
Weekly News Briefs 14 August 2020:
Zimbabwe. Source: Human Rights Watch 11 August 2020. End Inhuman Prison Conditions of Activists in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s authorities, including the Minister of Justice and prison officials, should immediately take measures to end the inhuman …
Weekly COVID-19 Regional updates - 11 August 2020.
General: Humility from decision-makers, building trust in leaders and institutions, and learning from international experience are critical if countries are to better prepare for the next global crisis. Source: …
Women’s Month: reflecting on women’s experiences in the context of COVID-19 - By Ineke Stemmet, SALO
Women’s month in South Africa is commemorated to pay tribute to the more than 20 000 women who, on 9 August 1956, marched to the Union Buildings to protest the Apartheid Regime’s extension of the pass laws onto women. As such, August is …