Covid-19, the African Story
What’s happening with Covid-19 in Kenya and Nigeria? Why do some people believe it doesn’t exist, or that vaccines can turn you into a vampire? Why are women suspected of contracting Covid-19 being kidnapped by terror groups? Do local cures actually work? Where does all the disinformation come from? And who’s behind it?Presented by Nelly Kalu, written and produced by Nick Raistrick and Nelly Kalu for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting's #AfricaResilienceNetwork project.
Covid-19, the African Story
#6 'Building back better means involving more women'
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Presented by Nelly Kalu, Produced and written by Nick Raistrick and Nelly Kalu
Why do many people claim that female leaders have handled the Covid crisis so well? And why are so few women on the panels working on reconstruction?
This episode looks beyond the pandemic to what happens next. Will we be able to build back fairer? We speak with Nigerian and Kenyan fact-checkers Bamas Victoria and Marian Wasia, and hear from UN Women's Laura Turquet in New York about what the world can learn from Argentina's recovery.
Plus, the Covid-19 disinformation top ten: featuring Bill Gates, pork, and a fake rumour about onions which has been around since Roman times.