Cover photo: Citizens of Freetown crowd in for water distribution but wash hands first. Photo: Theophilus Gbenda. This is the fourth in the “Living through the coronavirus crisis: stories from the African continent” series of personal stories from different countries in Africa, which provide a glimpse of how people are coping with the COVID-19 crisis, […]
Kenya
"Every tailor is making masks."
Cover photo: Dali’s son Donald (striped shirt) playing with friends in the apartment complex in Nairobi. Photo Dali Mwagore. This is the third in the “Living through the coronavirus crisis: stories from countries in Africa” series of personal stories from different countries in Africa, which provide a glimpse of how people are coping with the […]
Burkina Faso
"Tell me how I am supposed to wash my hands when there isn’t even any water to drink?’”
Cover photo: Armand Bayala (on left) with his AV team covering the COVID-19 crisis in Burkina Faso (contributed). This is the second in the “Living through the coronavirus crisis: stories from the African continent” series of personal stories from different countries in Africa, which provide some glimpses of how people are coping with the COVID-19 […]
Mali
"There is a saying that says, 'Loneliness is not good for anyone.' Loneliness even kills animals... Human beings need to live together."
Cover photo: Vegetable sellers like Ma Coulibaly in the Medina Market in Bamako depend on daily sales for their livelihoods. Photo Joan Baxter The first in the “Living through the coronavirus crisis: stories from the African continent” series comes from Mali in West Africa, with input from Oumou Nomoko, a young woman who lives in […]
Living through the coronavirus crisis: stories from the African continent
Cover photo: Imposing strict measures to control the coronavirus in places like Timbuktu, Mali, may be difficult. Photo: Joan Baxter The COVID-19 crisis opens up time for contemplation and communicating with friends — if you’re privileged enough to have a place to “stay the blazes home,” one that is large enough to permit some freedom […]