Today in Squirrel News, the continent of Africa creates the common African Medical Supplies Platform to tackle coronavirus collaboratively, disadvantaged schoolchildren across Lagos are being provided with 300,000 mobile phones to enable e-learning, and we take a look at the Dutch university that is addressing gender imbalance in the maths and sciences by only employing female staff.
African countries unite against COVID-19 with creation of continental online marketplace
By creating the common African Medical Supplies Platform, the costs of accessing test kits, PPE and future vaccines will be lowered whilst ensuring fair play for the more isolated nations.
Disadvantaged children in Lagos given free phones to enable remote learning
So far the scheme has provided 20,000 children with a smartphone containing an e-learning app, with plans to roll-out to 300,000 in the coming weeks to bridge the city’s digital divide.
Supreme court upholds democracy in Africa as Malawi re-runs election
With its “first-past-the-post” system being ditched, the election in Malawi has become a test case for the ability of African courts to tackle vote fraud.
UK citizens’ assembly shows “striking consensus” of importance of green recovery
79% of the citizens’ assembly on climate change backed the idea that the economic recovery from coronavirus should be also aimed at achieving net-zero.
