Author name: mx lab

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is showing close relationships between urbanization and new or re-emerging infectious diseases. Urban areas in countries across the globe have reported more COVID-19 cases than rural areas. In the two-month period between 2021 January and the end of February, rural areas in some of African countries are seeing a rise in …

Can Social Connectedness Analysis be used for Infectious Diseases Management? Read More »

Unlike past years, Africa now has many partners to support the continent’s prosperity. Events and activities in 2018-2019 yielded the largest free-trade area in the world in terms of the number of participating countries, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This came with the promise to  ease the process of trading raw materials from …

Assessing Public Opinions about Trading under @AfCFTA Read More »

The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged a lot of countries this year and has subsequently caused adverse impacts on the global economy. Governments around the world along with different institutions have been implementing various fiscal measures to mitigate the adverse effects and provide relief for households and different businesses. In this article, we highlight the measures …

How Financially Prepared was the Eastern African Region for COVID-19? An Analysis of the Disbursement and Management of COVID-19 Funds Read More »