COVID-19 Blog Series

Authors: Joel Onyango, Joanes Atela ,Nora Ndege, The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many lessons to Africa’s research systems and activities. The contribution of Africa’s research systems to COVID-19 response has grown and become clearer during this time. African Governments and…

Authors:Nora Ndege,Joanes Atela and Kennedy Mbeva Introduction The COVID-19 presents a greater global challenge with detrimental health and socioeconomic impacts. Throughout the fight against the COVID-19, the world has relied on Science Technology and Innovation (ST&I) as a frontline source…

Authors: Joanes Atela and Nora Ndege Introduction The COVID-19 situation is unprecedented and is reshaping various aspects of the society. Knowledge systems i.e. how we produce, disseminate and use knowledge is critical for the response to the pandemic. On one…

Authors: Kennedy Mbeva, Victoria Chengo, and Joanes Atela Community networks are part of non-state actors who have notably played a critical role in supporting livelihoods and businesses especially the poor in Africa. Recent research reveals that these non-state actors are…

Authors: Joanes Atela, Victoria Chengo, Keziah Mwanga, Tom Randa, Charles Tonui, Linet Mwirigi, Haron Akala Emerging disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic and existing ones such as floods and fires posit major threats to Africa’s Agenda 2063 and to the…