How Africa’s leaders are dealing with the coronavirus crisis
With infections rising leaders shift blame to citizens for not adhering to Covid-19 measures
17 July 2020 - 08:31
Abidjan/Nairobi/Cape Town — African leaders are turning on their citizens as efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus fall short and already fragile health-care systems struggle to cope with an influx of patients.
The message from governments in several nations that initially praised their citizenry for supporting efforts to contain the pandemic has shifted, with some officials now chastising them for not doing enough...
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