Angola
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Brief
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Impacto Socioeconómico da Pandemia Covid-19 Em Angola | April 2020 | United Nations Development Programme
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News Article
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Nações Unidas reprogramam 12,5 milhões de dólares para combate à pandemia em Angola | 14 April 2020 | África 21 Digital
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Burkina Faso
- Blog
- The virus that spurred Burkina Faso and African nations to scale up its social safety nets | 18 August 2020 | The World Bank
- Brief
- News Article
- More than 3 million people facing acute food insecurity as Burkina Faso grapples with COVID-19 and conflict | 21 August 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- More than 3 million people facing acute food insecurity as Burkina Faso grapples with COVID-19 and conflict | 21 August 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Cabo Verde
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News Article
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Cabo Verde: African Development Bank Group approves 30 million euros loan to fight COVID-19 | 28 May 2020 | African Development Bank Group
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Programa de Assistência Alimentar arranca em todos os Concelhos do arquipélago | 07 April 2020 | A Semana
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Cameroon
- Brief
- Cameroon - Rapid evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 on employment and the labour market | 11 December 2020 | International Labour Organization
- News Article
- UNCTAD platform powers registration of over 25,000 businesses in Cameroon | 7 December 2020 | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- UNCTAD platform powers registration of over 25,000 businesses in Cameroon | 7 December 2020 | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Central African Republic
- News Article
- Japan contributes US$ 2.7 million to provide lifesaving food assistance in the Central African Republic | 26 November 2020 | World Food Programme
- In CAR, violence against women is surging amid COVID-19 pandemic, study finds | 14 July 2020 | United Nations Development Programme
- Report
- Témoignages clés de commerçants et bénéficiaires d’assistance monétaire | October 2020 | Ground Truth Soluitions
- Témoignages clés de commerçants et bénéficiaires d’assistance monétaire | October 2020 | Ground Truth Soluitions
Chad
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News Article
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Tchad - Covid-19: les réfugiés du site de Gaoui ne sont pas oubliés | 13 April 2020 | Al Wihda News
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Tchad Covid-19: le milieu associatif vient en aide à la population | 13 April 2020 | Al Wihda News
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Côte d’Ivoire
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News Article
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IMF Executive Board Approves a US$886.2 Million Disbursement to Côte d’Ivoire to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic | 17 April 2020 | International Monetary Fund
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Report
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Côte d’Ivoire: COVID-19 Situation Report – #17 | 28 August 2020 | United Nations Children's Fund
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Democratic Republic of Congo
- Brief
- Plan de réponse avril–décembre 2020 (Atténuer l’impact de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (covid-19) sur la sécurité alimentaire) | 19 May 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization
- News Article
- Tackling COVID-19 (Coronavirus) with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in DRC | 20 April 2020 | World Bank
- Tackling COVID-19 (Coronavirus) with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in DRC | 20 April 2020 | World Bank
Equatorial Guinea
- News Article
- Report
- Equatorial Guinea: COVID-19 Situation Report – #10 | 26 August 2020 | United Nations Children's Fund
- Equatorial Guinea: COVID-19 Situation Report – #10 | 26 August 2020 | United Nations Children's Fund
Ethiopia
- Blog
- Social assistance in Ethiopia during COVID-19 | 28 May 2021 | Brookings
- Ethiopia’s social safety net effective in limiting COVID-19 impacts on rural food insecurity | 28 January 2021 | International Food Policy Research Institute
- Pass-through shocks and income: The impact of COVID-19 on remittances in Ethiopia | 10 July 2020 | International Growth Centre
- Brief
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COVID-19 and social policy in contexts of existing inequality: experiences of youth with disabilities in Ethiopia and Jordan | 22 Jun 2022 | Kate Pincock, Nicola Jones, Kifah Baniodeh, Abreham Iyasu, Fitsum Workneh and Workneh Yadete
- Policy Brief: Towards shock-responsive social protection: lessons from the COVID-19 response in Ethiopia | March 2021 | UK Department for International Development, Oxford Policy Management
- Tackling Covid-19 and Building Back Better: The Case of Ethiopia | March 2021 | Institute of Development Studies
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- Op-Ed
- Rethinking nutrition governance in Ethiopia in the light of Covid-19 | 22 May 2020 | Institute of Development Studies
- News Article
- Ethiopia: African Development Fund approves $165 million grant for national COVID-19 emergency response | 03 July 2020 | African Development Bank Group
- Report
- Towards shock-responsive social protection: lessons from the COVID-19 response in Ethiopia | March 2021 | UK Department for International Development, Oxford Policy Management
- COVID-19 and food security in Ethiopia: Do social protection programs protect? | November 2020 | International Food Policy Research Institute
Gambia
- News article
Ghana
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Blog
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Cash transfers as COVID-19 relief: Evidence from Ghana | 07 June 2021 | International Growth Centre
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Economic relief through social safety nets during the COVID-19 crisis: the case of Ghana | 26 October 2020 | The World Bank
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Brief
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Disbursing Emergency Relief through Utilities: Evidence from Ghana | May 2021 | National Bureau of Economic Research
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Migrants To and From Ghana: Research Note | 28 June 2020 | CoronaNet
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News Article
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COVID-19 Relief Cash For The Poor Ready | 27 November 2020 | Modern Ghana
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President outlines method for disbursing COVID-19 Fund | 20 April 2020 | Ghana News Agency
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Report
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COVID-19 in Ghana | 04 May 2021 | Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development Policies
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Ghana COVID-19 Situation Report - #9 | 26 August 2020 | United Nations Children's Fund
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Webinar
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Informing Policy on COVID-19 with Rapid Data: Results and Responses from the RECOVR Survey in Ghana | 02 July 2020 | Innovations for Poverty Action
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Guinea
- Blog
- Civil society and government agencies in Guinea collaborate to fight against COVID-19 | 31 August 2020 | The World Bank
- Civil society and government agencies in Guinea collaborate to fight against COVID-19 | 31 August 2020 | The World Bank
Kenya
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Blog
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Kenya trial examines effect of universal basic income during pandemic | 10 December 2020 | Basic Income: Today
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Smart containment and social protection: Lessons from Kenya’s COVID-19 fight | 18 May 2020 | International Growth Centre
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Kenya needs better social protection programmes during Covid-19 | 21 April 2020 | Medium
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Vouchers instead of food | 18 April 2020 | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
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Four key policy imperatives in Kenya's fight against COVID-19 | 17 April 2020 | Alumni Network Institute of Development Studies
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Brief
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Kenya's Social Policy Response to Covid-19: Tax Cuts, Cash Transfers and Public Works | May 2021 | Global Dynamics of Social Policy, German Research Foundation
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Policy Brief: Towards shock-responsive social protection: lessons from the COVID-19 response in Kenya | March 2021 | UK Department for International Development, Oxford Policy Management
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Building Forward Better: Inclusive Livelihood Support in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements | March 2021 | Institute of Development Studies
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Emergency Response for Persons Affected by COVID-19 in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements | July 2020 | World Food Programme
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Multimedia
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Cash transfers and the wider economy: Evidence from Kenya | 20 May 2020 | VoxDev
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News Article
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New cash transfer scheme to benefit 24,000 Mombasa households | 04 November 2020 | The Star
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Gender commission wants rural women roped in Inua Jamii program | 02 November 2020 | Nation
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Kenya relief bid begins to avert ‘hunger crisis’ among poor workers hit by COVID | 30 October 2020 | United Nations News
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COVID-19’s impact on the elderly | 22 July 2020 | China Global Television Network Africa
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A sector worth billions whose employees now lack food and jobs | 19 May 2020 | Include Platform
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Op-Ed
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COVID-19 exposes need for stronger, more holistic approach to social protection | 16 November 2020 | Citizen Digital
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Improving the Living Conditions of Cash Transfer Agents Could Curb the Spread of Covid-19 | 15 April 2020 | African Arguments
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State approves 40bn package to help poor, vulnerable families | 07 April 2020 | Daily Nation
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How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect informal workers. Insights from Kenya | 22 March 2020 | The Conversation
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Report
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"We Are All Vulnerable Here": Kenya’s Pandemic Cash Transfer Program Riddled With Irregularities | 20 July 2021 | Human Rights Watch
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Kenya country case study - Equity in COVID-19 mitigation and policy responses | May 2021 | INCLUDE
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Towards shock-responsive social protection: lessons from the COVID-19 response in Kenya | March 2021 | UK Department for International Development, Oxford Policy Management
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Kenya Emergency Appeal (April - September 2020) | 09 April 2020 | UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Statement
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Kenya Cash Consortium provides 4,711KES/37EUR a month to support over 15,000 households affected by food and nutrition insecurity following recent floods and desert locust infestation | 21 August 2020 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
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Lesoto
- News Article
- Lesotho: A New Social Protection Assessment Aims to Help Strengthen Policies and Programs for the Poor | 5 July 2021 | World Bank
Liberia
- Blog
- Responding to COVID-19 by Advancing Social Safety Nets in Liberia | 10 May 2022 | World Bank
- News Article
- Liberia: Government Launches US$3.4m COVID-19 Relief Package for 15K Households in Montserrado | 04 February 2021 | Front Page Africa Online
- US$3.4 Million Cash Transfer to Impact 15K Households in Rural Montserrado | 28 January 2021 | Liberia Observer
Madagascar
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Blog
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Update: Madagascar’s Joint Programme for Integrated Social Protection | 17 December 2020 | Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund
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How development policy financing can support COVID-19 response and preserve human capital | 08 April 2020 | World Bank Blogs
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Government Information
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Le Président de la République au Côté des Bénévoles | 31 March 2020 | Government of Madagascar
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Malawi
- Blog
- Putting Malawi’s food system front and center to save lives and livelihoods | 29 May 2020 | World Bank Blogs
- Brief
- Social protection as a political brand Example from Malawi | July 2020 | United Nations University World Institute for Development
- Government Information
- Malawi Covid-19 Socio-Economic Recovery Plan: 2021-2023 | December 2021 | Government of Malawi
- National COVID 19 Preparedness and Response Strategy: July 2021 - June 2022 | 02 August 2021 | Government of Malawi
- News Article
- The EU supports nutrition and social protection in Malawi with €39 million | 26 October 2020 | European Commission
- Malawi to receive $45.07 million for national COVID-19 emergency response from the African Development Bank | 23 July 2020 | African Development Bank Group
- Malawi launches cash aid for poor amid COVID-19 pandemic | 29 April 2020 | Al Jazeera
- The UN is still delivering to those left behind despite the threat of COVID-19 | 27 April 2020 | The Joint SDG Fund, World Food Programme in Malawi
- Report
- Malawi Coronavirus Situation Report | 26 August 2020 | United Nations Children's Fund
- Malawi Coronavirus Situation Report | 26 August 2020 | United Nations Children's Fund
Mali
- News Article
- IMF Executive Board Approves a US$200 Million Disbursement to Mali to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic | 30 April 2020 | International Monetary Fund
- IMF Executive Board Approves a US$200 Million Disbursement to Mali to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic | 30 April 2020 | International Monetary Fund
- Report
- Policy responses to COVID-19 and socio-economic vulnerability of households in Mali | 04 May 2021 | Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development Policies
- Policy responses to COVID-19 and socio-economic vulnerability of households in Mali | 04 May 2021 | Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development Policies
Mauritius
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Blog
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The welfare of Mauritian households during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from three rounds of high-frequency surveys | 19 November 2020 | The World Bank
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Government Information
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Covid-19: Additional social measures to support and protect vulnerable groups | 04 April 2020 | Government of Mauritius
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Covid-19: Government proposes set of measures to support households and communities | 31 March 2020 | Government of Mauritius
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News Article
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Mauritius heads into coronavirus storm with strong social welfare buffers | 16 April 2020 | The Conversation
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COVID-19 Solidarity Fund: Rs 7.5 million raised as at date | 27 March 2020 | Government of Mauritius
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Mozambique
- Blog
- COVID 19 in Mozambique : A team effort to ease the economic hardship on families | 16 September 2020 | The World Bank
- Mozambique’s response to COVID-19: Challenges and questions | 05 May 2020 | International Growth Centre
- Brief
- Addressing the impacts of COVID-19 in food crises (May 2020 - April 2021) | 26 May 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- News Article
- How to Promote Young Women’s Resilience in the Face of COVID-19 Induced Economic Shocks: Lessons from Urban Mozambique | 28 May 2021 | Center for Global Development
- Team Europe: EU provides €100 million to Mozambique for education, health and social protection | 02 November 2020 | European Commission
- Report
- COVID-19: Adaptations to nutrition and HIV programmes in Mozambique | August 2020 | World Food Programme
- COVID-19: Adaptations to nutrition and HIV programmes in Mozambique | August 2020 | World Food Programme
Namibia
- Brief
- Improving targeting for urban food banks, Social Protection in Namibia | June 2021 | Namibia Red Cross Society, BritishRedCross
- Report
- Evaluation of the Namibia Basic Income Grant (BIG) process and the implementation of an Emergency Income Grant (EIG) in the context of social protection responses to the Covid-19 pandemic | 07 April 2021 | Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute
- Evaluation of the Namibia Basic Income Grant (BIG) process and the implementation of an Emergency Income Grant (EIG) in the context of social protection responses to the Covid-19 pandemic | 07 April 2021 | Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute
Niger
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Government Information
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UN, Nigerian Government Launch a COVID-19 Basket Fund to Harmonize Investments in National Pandemic Response Plan | 06 April 2020 | Government of Niger
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Message a la Nation du Prèsident de la République sur la situation de la pandèmie du Coronavirus (COVID-19) | 27 March 2020 | Presidency of the Republic of Niger
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Report
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Niger in the year of the COVID19 pandemic - The fear, the grief, and the coping | May 2021 | INCLUDE
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Covid-19 Diaries - A year of pandemic: No one is safe until everyone is safe | April 2021 | United Nations Children's Fund
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Nigeria
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Blog
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The COVID-19 crisis in Nigeria: What’s happening to welfare? New data call for expanded social protection in Africa’s most populous country | 16 November 2021 | The World Bank
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Primary Health and Universal Basic Education Cuts During Covid-19 : what are the global impacts and consequences on Nigeria? | 06 July 2020 | Toyin Ojora Saraki
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Ordinary Nigerians are filling the country’s major social welfare gaps amid coronavirus | 24 April 2020 | Quartz
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Start Where You Are: Lessons On Community-Led COVID-19 Relief Efforts | 20 April 2020 | Nigeria Health Watch
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Brief
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COVID-19-induced disruptions of school feeding services exacerbate food insecurity in Nigeria | 24 May 2021 | International Food Policy Research Institute
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COVID-19 and food security: Panel data evidence from Nigeria | 16 May 2021 | International Food Policy Research Institute
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UNHCR Nigeria: Cash and Economic Inclusion Update February 2021 | February 2021 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Monitoring COVID-19 Impact on Nigerian Households | 21 December 2020 | The World Bank
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Nigeria food and nutrition response plan for COVID-19 pandemic | April 2020 | Government of Nigeria – Federal Ministry of Health
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Nigeria: Guidance Note: Child Protection Service Provision And Caring For Children In The Context Of The Covid 19 Pandemic | 01 April 2020 | Child Protection Sub-Sector Nigeria
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Legal Document
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued COVID-19 Regulations 2020 | 31 April 2020 | Official Twitter Account of the Presidency of Nigeria
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News Article
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Assessing FG’s Protective Efforts in COVID-19 Era | 14 October 2021 | This Day
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Lagos kick-starts cash for work programme for vulnerable people, businesses | 28 January 2021 | Nairametrics
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Nigeria: Govt supports Covid-19 affected households with N10bln | 21 January 2021 | Ecofin Agency
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UNDP launches cash transfers to poor, vulnerable Abuja residents | 08 December 2020 | Premium Times
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COVID-19: How we fed 127,588 households during lockdown – Humanitarian Ministry | 16 November 2020 | Premium Times
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Social Protection for the Disabled in Nigeria during COVID-19 pandemic | 07 August 2020 | Dataphyte
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COVID-19 is Threatening Food Security in Nigeria | 09 June 2020 | Voice of America
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Conflict-hit Nigerian families living under COVID-19 lockdowns, on ‘life-support’ | 09 June 2020 | United Nations News
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Nigeria VS Coronavirus: Hardest hit least helped, informal workers | 02 June 2020 | The Africa Report
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Feeding More Than 56,000 Displaced People Across Borno State | May 2020 | Plan International
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FG adopts digital payment for conditional cash transfer to vulnerable | 17 April 2020 | Guardian Nigeria
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Nigeria: Protect Most Vulnerable in COVID-19 Response | 14 April 2020 | Human Rights Watch
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Nigeria coronavirus: Buhari says lives, livelihoods are priority; cases hit 323 | 13 April 2020 | Africa News
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Coronavirus – Nigeria: UN, Nigerian Government Launch a COVID-19 Basket Fund to Harmonize Investments in National Pandemic Response Plan | 06 April 2020 | CNBC Africa
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School feeding programme will continue despite closure of schools – Minister | 30 March 2020 | Premium Times
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Covid-19: List of beneficiaries of Buhari’s relief measures | 30 March 2020 | The News Guru
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Op-Ed
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Digital financial services amid COVID-19 | 27 April 2020 | Nairametrics
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Report
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Role of social protection in mitigating the impact of coronavirus disease on household welfare: panel data evidence from Nigeria | December 2021 | UNECA
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COVID-19 and Human Security in Nigeria | January 2022
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COVID-19 in Nigeria | 04 May 2021 | Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development Policies
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Rwanda
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Brief
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Jobs in a crisis: Principles of effective public employment programmes | 20 November 2020 | International Growth Centre
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Rwanda Country Report | 11 June 2020 | CoronaNet
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News Article
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How COVID-19 will impact pension savings | 25 May 2020 | The New Times
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Rwanda unveils social protection for the vulnerable during COVID-19 | 09 April 2020 | African Business
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Rwanda to deliver free food to 20 000 households during coronavirus lockdown | 30 March 2020 | IOL News
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Rwanda Distributes Free Food, Social Services in Response to COVID-19 | 29 March 2020 | The African Exponent
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Op-Ed
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Rwanda’s established social protection floor: Key pillar in fighting the impact of COVID-19 | 03 April 2020 | The New Times
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São Tomé e Príncipe
- News Article
- São Tomé and Príncipe: World Bank Scales Up the Social Protection and Skills Development Project in São Tomé and Príncipe With $8 Million | 03 March 2021 | AllAfrica
- The World Bank Provides $10 million to Support São Tomé and Príncipe’s Response to COVID-19 | 21 December 2020 | The World Bank
Senegal
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News Article
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Agencies give Senegalese food aid | 30 April 2020 | The East African
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Statement
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Il est temps d’agir : Lettre adressée aux dirigeants du continent relative à la crise du Covid-19 | 14 April 2020 | Le Quotidien
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Seychelles
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News Article
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Seychelles: African Development Bank extends $10 million loan to support COVID-19 responses as economy reopens | 23 June 2020 | CBN Africa
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Speech by President Danny Faure on the COVID-19 situation (COVID-19) | 27 March 2020 | Government of Sychelles
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Sierra Leone
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Blog
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Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 in a Fragile State: Key Findings from the RECOVR Sierra Leone Survey | 31 July 2020 | Innovations for Poverty Action
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Fill the gaps, feel the pain: Insights from Sierra Leone on an epidemic’s impact on local taxation, public services, and the poor | 25 March 2020 | International Centre for Tax and Development, Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
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Brief
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Policy Brief: Towards shock-responsive social protection: lessons from the COVID-19 response in Sierra Leone | March 2021 | UK Department for International Development, Oxford Policy Management
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Report
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Towards shock-responsive social protection: lessons from the COVID-19 response in Sierra Leone: Estimate from the microsimulation | March 2021 | UK Department for International Development, Oxford Policy Management
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Somalia
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Government Information
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Somali President Unveiled Social Safety Net Program to reduce poverty and to improve human capital | 19 April 2020 | Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
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News Article
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Somalia Scales up Social Protection Measures as COVID-19 Constrains Economic Growth | 29 October 2020 | ModernDiplomacy
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$25 Million AfDB Grant For Somalia Will Bolster Budget For COVID-19 Responses | 27 July 2020 | East African Business Week
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Inauguration Of Social Safety Net Package Signifies An Important Step In Protecting The Poor And Fighting Poverty, Says FESTU | 19 April 2020 | Shabelle Media Network
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Report
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Somalia Coronavirus Situation Report | 24 August 2020 | United Nations Children's Fund
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South Africa
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Blog
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Lockdown economics in South Africa: Social assistance and the Ramaphosa stimulus package | 20 Novembro 2020 | Brookings
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SASSA’s big test: When will the emergency Covid-19 social grant be paid? | 19 May 2020 | Ground Up
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Temporary shock or lasting poverty trap? COVID-19 in South Africa | May 2020 | United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research
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Brief
- Economic shocks, health, and social protection: The effect of COVID-19 income shocks on health and mitigation through cash transfers in South Africa | August 2022 | Julius Ohrnberger
- Implications of COVID-19 labour market shock for child and household hungers in South Africa: Do social protection programs protect? | 1 July 2022 | Dambala Gelo and Johane Dikgang
- Analysis of the distributional effects of COVID19 and state-led remedial measures in South Africa | April 2021 | United Nations University - Wider
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- The livelihood impacts of COVID-19 in urban South Africa | 01 March 2021 | United Nations University - Wider
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Bold promises, constrained capacity, stumbling delivery: the expansion of social protection in response to the Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa | July 2020 | Center for Social Science Research - University of Cape Town
- Failure to feed: State, civil society and feeding schemes in South Africa in the first three months of Covid-19 lockdown, March to June 2020 | July 2020 | Center for Social Science Research - University of Cape Town
- COVID-19 and socioeconomic impact in Africa: The case of South Africa | April 2020 | United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research
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Government Information
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Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu hands over food vouchers to waste pickers in Sasolburg, 9 Apr | 09 April 2020 | Government of South Africa
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SASSA changes social grant payment dates | 08 April 2020 | Government of South Africa
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MEC Debbie Schäfer thanks communities for feeding schemes during Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown | 08 April 2020 | Government of South Africa
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Minister Thoko Didiza announces interventions to assist agricultural sector during Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown | 06 April 2020 | Government of South Africa
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Western Cape Education on implementing school feeding of vulnerable learners during Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown | 06 April 2020 | Government of South Africa
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Social grants - Coronavirus COVID-19 | 25 March 2020 | Government of South Africa
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Multimedia
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Podcast: Universal Basic Income in South Africa | 26 August 2020 | Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing
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News article
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SA one of the biggest spenders on social assistance globally — World Bank | 7 October 2021 | Mail & Guardian
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Social development minister admits ending Covid-19 grant will fuel hunger | 05 June 2021 | Sowetanlive
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South Africa will spend more than R195 billion in the next year – paying 18 million grants a month | 25 May 2021 | Business Tech
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South Africa: When Kids Go Hungry - Covid-19 Relief Grant Misses the Mark for Children | 19 November 2020 | AllAfrica
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Calls for government to make relief measures permanent | 15 September 2020 | Independent Online
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UIF COVID-19 latest: TERS payments will extend into August | 21 July 2020 | The South African
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How much a basic income grant will cost South Africa | 16 July 2020 | Business Tech
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Ensuring all Black Lives Matter in South Africa | 10 July 2020 | Toward Freedom
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Coronavirus: South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on faster payment of Coronavirus COVID-19 Grants during Level 3 lockdown | 26 May 2020 | AfricaNews
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South Africa: How to implement an emergency grant | 29 April 2020 | GroundUp
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Covid-19: Ramaphosa’s plan is good, but the budget is insufficient | 23 April 2020 | GroundUP
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South Africa announces $26bn COVID-19 rescue package | 22 April 2020 | Al Jazeera
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Mboweni reviewing options to fight Covid-19, considers basic income grant | 14 April 2020 | Fin24
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President, Cabinet take three-month salary cuts | 09 April 2020 | South African Government News Agency
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Influential coalition urges President Ramaphosa to increase child support grants | 05 April 2020 | Daily Maverick
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South Africa can – and should – top up child support grants to avoid a humanitarian crisis | 31 March 2020 | The conversation
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Covid-19: Solidarity Fund raises R500m in a week | 31 March 2020 | IOL News
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COVID-19: Social welfare payments to go ahead | 19 March 2020 | Graaff Reinet Advertiser
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Op-Ed
- Five key reasons why basic income support for poor South Africans makes sense | 01 August 2021 | The Conversation
- COVID-19 holds lessons for the future of social protection | 28 February 2021 | eNews Channel Africa
- Feeding in a crisis: Social protection and governance during the pandemic | 19 August 2020 | Daily Maverick
- Support for women informal workers is urgent as pandemic unfolds in South Africa | 08 August 2020 | The Conversation
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Are social grants reaching the people? | 15 July 2020 | FinancialMail
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Digital cash could prove useful for Covid-19 grant payments | 19 May 2020 | Daily Mavevick
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Coronavirus: why South Africa needs a wealth tax now | 28 April 2020 | The Conversation
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Our research shows why it’s vital to protect older South Africans from coronavirus | 26 April 2020 | The Conversation
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How South Africa can feed its hungry children during the lockdown | 22 April 2020 | Daily Maverick
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Why South Africa needs basic income support now | 21 April 2020 | Ground UP
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The choice: Social assistance or social unrest | 21 April 2020 | Daily Maverick
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Lockdown 2020: A humanitarian crisis is looming — where is the safety net? | 15 April 2020 | Daily Maverick
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Social protection responses to the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa | 06 April 2020 | The Conversation
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Covid-19: Relief promises for Africa's small businesses | 02 April 2020 | Deutsche Welle
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Coronavirus - South Africa: Post Office remains open during Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown | 26 March 2020 | Africa News
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Report
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Social Protection in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from South Africa | 16 February 2022 | Center for Global Development
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Social Protection in a Time of Covid: Lessons for Basic Income Support | 27 July 2021 | Black Sash
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Analysis of the distributional effects of COVID19 and state-led remedial measures in South Africa | April 2021 | United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research
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Child protection and resilience in the face of COVID-19 in South Africa: Arapid review of C-19 legislation | August 2020 | Ansie Fouchéa, Francois D.Fouché and Linda C.Theron
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Covid-19, social protection, and the labour market in South Africa: Are social grants being targeted at the most vulnerable? | July 2020 | Tim Köhler and Haroon Bhorat
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The Covid-19 crisis and the South African informal economy: ‘Locked out’ of livelihoods and employment | July 2020 | Michael Rogan and Caroline Skinner
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Adapting South Africa’s Social Protection System for COVID-19 | 28 April 2020 | University of Cape Town
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Website
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National Income Dynamics Study – Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (NIDS-CRAM) | Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey
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South Sudan
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Brief
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CVA-Covid-19 Risk Matrix South Sudan | 13 April 2020 | Cash Working Group South Sudan CashCap Response Team
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Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and the Covid-19: South Sudan - Volume 1 | March 2020 | Norwegian Refugee Council
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Sudan
- News Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Sudanese Households Reveals Growing Hardship, Social Despair | 12 May 2021 | The World Bank
- Sudan Partnership Conference: EU mobilises more support for Sudan's transition | 25 June 2020 | European Commission
- IMF says initial deal reached with Sudan to reform economy | 24 June 2020 | The Washington Post
Tanzania
- News Articles
- Zanzibar responds to COVID-19 economic challenges with a 20% rise to their universal social pension | 22 July 2020 | HelpAge International
Togo
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Brief
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Novissi solidarity fund: Exemplary cash transfers during Covid-19 | August 2020 | INCLUDE
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Website
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Indicateurs de performance du programme Novissi | Government of Togo
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Uganda
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Brief
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Expanding Social Protection to Informal Women Workers for Better COVID-19 Recovery in Uganda | December 2021 | ICRW
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Policy brief: Towards shock-responsive social protection: lessons from the COVID-19 response in Uganda | March 2021 | UK Department for International Development, Oxford Policy Management
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Estimating income losses and consequences of the COVID-19 crisis in Uganda | 20 November 2020 | International Growth Centre
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News Article
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Cash transfers are the silver lining that could change the story for Jane, Uganda’s children and the entire economy | 21 July 2021 | United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
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Mobile money cash for COVID-19 poor | 5 July 2021 | The Independent Magazine
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Uganda: World Bank Provides $300 Million to Close COVID-19 Financing Gap and Support Economy Recover | 29 June 2020 | The World Bank
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ZCTU demands US$100 cushion for vulnerable employees | 13 April 2020 | Bulaayo 24
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Coronavirus: Uganda Red Cross complements Government Interventions in Food Distribution across Kampala | 09 April 2020 | CNBC Africa
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Op-Ed
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Social protection and inclusivity is key in social-economic policy | 10 May 2021 | Daily Monitor
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COVID-19: Enhancing diets and strengthening food systems in Uganda | 28 August 2020 | New Vision
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Use Community Engagement to Identify People in Need of Relief | 23 April 2020 | Humans Rights Watch
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Report
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Towards shock-responsive social protection: lessons from the COVID-19 response in Uganda | March 2021 | UK Department for International Development, Oxford Policy Management
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Cash transfers and COVID-19: Experiences from Kiryandongo, Uganda | October 2020 | IDinsight
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Zambia
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- Lessons from Zambia: How to bring adolescent girls back to school post-COVID-19 | 28 July 2020 | The World Bank
- News Article
- Zambia launches emergency COVID-19 social cash transfer scheme | 28 July 2020 | China Global Television Network Africa
- Report
- Social protection and COVID-19: impacts on informal economy workers in rural and urban Zambia | June 2021 | The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
- Social protection and COVID-19: impacts on informal economy workers in rural and urban Zambia | June 2021 | The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Zimbabwe
- Blog
- COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe: a disaster for farmers | 27 April 2020 | Zimbabweland
- Brief
- Immediate Socio-Economic Response to COVID-19 in Zimbabwe | July 2020 | United Nations Sustainable Development Group
- News Article
- Informal sector appeals for increased social protection | 05 January 2021 | The Chronicle
- Unicef rolls out emergency cash transfer programme | 06 December 2020 | The Standard
- Zimbabwe: WFP to Introduce E-Vouchers for 224,000 Urban Dwellers | 19 May 2020 | All Africa
- Op-Ed
- The impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on Zimbabwe’s informal economy | 20 May 2020 | Institute of Development Studies
- The impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on Zimbabwe’s informal economy | 20 May 2020 | Institute of Development Studies
Regional
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Blog
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Rapid Cash Assistance to Get Through the Crisis | 13 July 2021 | World Bank
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Six months after the COVID-19 outbreak: How did workers fare? | 28 June 2021 | The World Bank
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Minding the (financial and digital) gap! | 07 June 2021 | World Vision
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School Feeding: A Path to Recovery and a Better Future | 14 April 2021 | The Chicago on Global Affairs
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What about the successes? Positive lessons from Africa’s COVID response in 2020 | 07 January 2021 | INCLUDE
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5 ways COVID-19 has affected children in Sub-Saharan Africa | 27 November 2020 | World Economic Forum
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Labor market impacts of COVID-19 in four African countries | 18 November 2020 | The World Bank
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World Bank on COVID-19 in Africa: Can Safety Nets Ease Social and Economic Impacts? | 15 September 2020 | Capital Finance International
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Digital platforms have been a boon for social assistance in African countries during the pandemic | 09 September 2020 | Quartz Africa
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World Bank must ensure new Africa energy strategy is inclusive and pro-poor | 16 July 2020 | Brettonwoods Project
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Five ways governments can help small businesses in the informal sector survive Covid-19 | 14 July 2020 | Institute of Development Studies
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Preparing for the Covid-19 recession in sub-Saharan Africa | 10 July 2020 | Institute of Development Studies
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COVID-19: A pivotal moment to support women farmers | 3 June 2020 | The World Bank
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An inclusive response to COVID-19 for Africa’s informal workers | 29 May 2020 | The World Bank
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Social insurance for the informal sector can be a lifeline for millions in Africa | 20 May 2020 | The World Bank
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A chance for universal healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa | 13 May 2020 | United Nations Development Programme
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COVID-19 underscores need to overhaul social policies across Africa | 05 May 2020 | International Growth Centre
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Digital agriculture to help Africa through coronavirus | 28 April 2020 | The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Building Africa’s resilience for sustainable food security post-COVID-19 | 27 April 2020 | business a.m.
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To help respond to Covid-19, African governments should prioritise taxing the rich | 22 April 2020 | International Centre for Tax and Development
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The impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on global poverty: Why Sub-Saharan Africa might be the region hardest hit | 20 April 2020 | The World Bank
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Covid-19 Could Push 30 Million African Children Into Poverty | 09 April 2020 | Save the Children
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Brief
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Revisiting Poverty Trends and the Role of Social Protection Systems in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic | 13 September 2022 | World Bank [New]
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Economic Report on Africa 2021: Addressing poverty and vulnerability in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic | 10 May 2022 | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
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Social Protection During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Time to Rethink Expanding Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa? | 07 February 2022 | A-R.Mohammed
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Beyond COVID-19: Lessons for social protection from WFP’s work in East Africa in 2020 | 09 June 2021 | World Food Programme
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Synthesis Report: Africa’s COVID-19 Responses | 07 June 2021 | INCLUDE
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Why Development and Transformative Social Policy Matter: Lessons of COVID-19 in Africa | May 2021 | Jìmí O. Adésínà
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Reimagining Girls’ Education: Solutions to Keep Girls Learning in Emergencies | February 2021 | United Nations Children's Fund, World Food Programme
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Migrant workers and remittances in the context of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa | July 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization
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Regional COVID-19 Situation Report for West & Central Africa 22 July 2020 | 22 July 2020 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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COVID-19 Brief: Preliminary Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa | 17 June 2020 | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
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Examining the Right to Social Protection in COVID-19 Responses | May 2020 | Law Africa
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Gendered Effects of Health Emergencies: The effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Women’s Wellbeing | April 2020 | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
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Social protection: ensuring effective response and inclusive recovery in the context of COVID-19 in Africa | April 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Financing the coronavirus response in sub-Saharan Africa | April 2020 | Overseas Development Institute
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COVID-19: Impacts on African economies – economic challenges and social safety net responses | April 2020 | Poverty Reduction, Equity and Growth Network
- The impact of the COVID-19 on the informal economy in Africa and the related policy responses | 14 April 2020 | International Labour Organization
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Protection sociale – Garantir une réaction efficace et une reprise inclusive dans le contexte de la covid-19 en Afrique | 12 April 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization, African Union
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Covid-19: Compilation Of Social Protection Measures And Resources Of Relevance To Sub-saharan Africa | 5 April 2020 | UNDP
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Multimedia
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Compilation of Social Protection measures in sub-Saharan Africa | 01 June 2020 | United Nations Development Programme
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News Article
- West Africa: Extreme poverty rises nearly 3 per cent due to COVID-19 | 20 January 2022 | UN
- Africa: Covid-19 Aid Falling Short | 12 October 2021 | HRW
- Social safety nets, community spirit help South African mother through Covid-19 crisis | 05 May 2021 | African Union
- Invisible lives, missing voices: Putting women and girls at the center of post-COVID-19 recovery and reconstruction | 28 January 2021 | Brookings
- Supporting Burkina Faso and Senegal to promote social protection | 16 December 2020 | International Labour Organization
- COVID-19: A catastrophe for children in sub-Saharan Africa | 26 November 2020 | United Nations Children's Fund
- Social protection has a key role to play in COVID-19 response | 20 November 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization
- Families suffer as East Africa remittances dry out | 30 August 2020 | Anadolu Agency
- UNHCR and WFP warn refugees in Africa face hunger and malnutrition as COVID-19 worsens food shortages | 09 July 2020 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Africa’s rapidly ageing population is in need of social protection, yet it continues to be largely overlooked | 02 July 2020 | Development Pathways
- Emergency Trust Fund for Africa: EU mobilises almost €100 million to support the most vulnerable in the Horn of Africa | 26 June 2020 | European Commission
- You’ve got money: Mobile payments help people during the pandemic | 25 June 2020 | World Economic Forum
- African governments are being forced to develop social welfare programs in an economic crisis | 23 June 2020 | Quartz Africa
- Coronavirus: ‘Status quo of women not sustainable, balance must be tilted’ | 18 June 2020 | The Africa Report
- COVID-19 as an amplifier of youth employment challenges in Africa: implications for research | 17 June 2020 | Include
- From charity to fair chances: spotlight on Social Protection during COVID-19 | 16 June 2020 | Include
- Covid-19 could reverse gains made for African children, warns Save the Children | 09 June 2020 | Save the Children
- Coronavirus could increase hunger for over 40m in Southern Africa | 04 June 2020 | Oxfam International
- “WURI West Africa Prize” Calls for Innovations to Include the Informal Sector in Social Protection Programs | 27 May 2020 | The World Bank
- Coronavirus crisis disrupts flow of money transfers to Africa | 23 May 2020 | Deutsche Welle
- Community Responses to COVID-19: From the Horn of Africa to the Solomon Islands | 19 May 2020 | The World
- A call for action to European governments and their Development Finance Institutions - Saving jobs in Africa | 04 May 2020 | European Development Finance Institutions
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Explainer: why COVID-19 provides a lesson for Africa to fund social assistance | 03 May 2020 | The Conversation
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Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger Join West Africa Regional Identification Program to Help Millions of People Access Services | 28 April 2020 | The World Bank
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COVID-19 is exacerbating food shortages in Africa | 27 April 2020 | World Economic Forum
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WHO urges countries to move quickly to save lives from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa | 23 April 2020 | World Health Organization
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Africa: Mitigating COVID-19’s impact on Africa’s food systems (By Atsuko Toda and Martin Fregene) | 17 April 2020 | Top Africa News
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African Adaptations to the COVID-19 Response | 15 April 2020 | Africa Center for Strategic Studies
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Drives Sub-Saharan Africa Toward First Recession in 25 Years | 09 April 2020 | The World Bank
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How COVID-19 affects inequality in Africa | 30 March 2020 | INCLUDE
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ECA estimates billions worth of losses in Africa due to COVID-19 impact | 16 March 2020 | Africa Renewal
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Op-Ed
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Young Africans need more and better jobs, not more training | 10 September 2020 | Institute of Development Studies
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Covid-19 heightens the risk of child labor, but there is a path to child-labor free cocoa | 22 May 2020 | Modern Diplomacy
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We Will Not Defeat COVID-19 Without Including Africa In The Global Response | 19 May 2020 | Health Times
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Africa's population is aging and it needs social protection | 18 May 2020 | Al Jazeera
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COVID-19 Response Must Target African Agriculture And The Rural Poor | 14 May 2020 | East African Business Week
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The impact of Covid-19 on those at the bottom of the pyramid in Africa | 12 May 2020 | Trócaire News
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3 ways COVID-19 could actually spark a better future for Africa | 11 May 2020 | World Economic Forum
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A novel idea: integrating urban and rural safety nets in Africa during the pandemic | 03 May 2020 | The Conversation
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Informal workers get creative on addressing shortfalls in social security – Greater state support still needed | 02 May 2020 | Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
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Leveraging the African Union’s Role in the Time of Covid-19 | 29 April 2020 | African Arguments
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Africa: Primary Health Care — There's a Reason it's Called Primary | 28 April 2020 | All Africa
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Covid-19 Threatens to Starve Africa | 28 April 2020 | Bloomberg Quint
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Responsive and respectful maternity care needs protection during COVID-19 crisis | 26 April 2020 | The Conversation
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Covid-19 in Africa: Navigating Short and Long Term Strategies | 22 April 2020 | African Arguments
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Africa: COVID-19 Impact - What Should African Countries Do? | 22 April 2020 | All Africa
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A pandemic-driven food crisis in Africa can be prevented | 19 April 2020 | Al Jazeera
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Africa Is Bracing for a Head-On Collision with Coronavirus | 26 March 2020 | Foreign Policy
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Report
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Social Protection Interventions Targeting Children in East and Southern Africa During COVID-19 | 15 November 2021 | Africa Platform for Social Protection
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Rethinking the Role of Social Protection in African Food Systems Post-Covid-19 Africa | 2021 | INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IFPRI)
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Delivery of social protection programs to combat COVID-19 in Africa | 2021 | INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IFPRI)
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The West Africa inequality crisis: fighting austerity and the pandemic | 14 October 2021 | Oxfam
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The Role of Food Security & Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection in Bridging the Humanitarian-Development Divide in the Southern African Region | 14 June 2021 | World Food Programme
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The impact of COVID-19 on older people in Africa – insights from 2020 | June 2021 | HelpAge International
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Impact of COVID-19 on Livelihoods, Food Security & Nutrition in East Africa: Urban Focus | 03 August 2020 | World Food Programme, United Nations Habitat
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Africa’s digital solutions to tackle COVID-19 | July 2020 | European Investment Bank
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COVID-19 Impacts on African Children - How to Protect-a-generation at Risk | June 2020 | Save the Children
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Data Collection in Fragile States: Innovations from Africa and Beyond | 2020 | The World Bank
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COVID-19 Pandemic, a War to be Won: Understanding its Economic Implications for Africa | April 2020 | John E. Ataguba
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Tackling Coronavirus in Africa | April 2020 | McKinsey
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Statement
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African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) Initiative Embedding Nutrition within the Covid-19 Response and Recovery - COVID-19 Position Paper | 09 September 2020 | African Union
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Statement of the African Union (AU) Labour Migration Advisory Committee (LMAC) on the novel Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 and the condition of African Migrant Workers | 14 April 2020 | African Union
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Website
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Cash Transfers & COVID-19 | The Transfer Project
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Covid-19 in the Who African Region | World Health Organization
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Mapping Risk Factors for the Spread of COVID-19 in Africa | Africa Centre for Strategic Studies
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