As the Corona Virus continues to ravage the world, many countries in Africa have instituted lockdowns. A lockdown essentially means that you are not allowed to leave your home.
But can lockdowns really work in Africa? One majority of our people are in the informal sector. They survive on a daily wage rather than a monthly one. This means that if you don't go out for the day, you don't have anything to eat. How can we mitigate this?
One way could be cash transfers directly to citizens accounts. But do African governments have enough money to implement this? Where are the social protection measures for the poor. In Namibia, the government has announced that it will pay Namibians weekly so as to mitigate the effects of the crisis. In Rwanda, the government is moving door to door distributing food. What has your government done to lift up the poor. Because what could kill us is not even Corona, but the hunger that will ensue from forced lockdown. Read More Articles. Click Here
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