Why did we think the continent would be brought to its knees? – Channel 4 News
How have so many African nations managed to contain the coronavirus and why we have we left them out of the Covid conversation?
The world predicted a Covid catastrophe in Africa, but as 2020 draws to a close, the continent has seemingly managed to contain the virus and keep deaths low. How have so many African nations managed to control coronavirus, and why we have we left them out of the Covid conversation?
Our Africa correspondent, Jamal Osman, asks why we talk about the success of New Zealand and South Korea but not Rwanda and Senegal – and whether Africa may get left behind as the world rolls out a vaccine.
Sources: ITN, Al Jazeera, CBC News, France 24, KTN News Kenya, AfricaNews, Sky News
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