Nyadera Israel Nyaburi, Wandwkha Brian, Agwanda Billy
Department of Government and Public Administration, University of Macau, Macau, China.
Department of Political Science, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey.
Glob Soc Welf. 2021;8(2):137-140. doi: 10.1007/s40609-020-00183-3. Epub 2021 Jan 4.
Since independence, African governments have been criticized for either their slow, ineffective, or lack of homegrown solutions when addressing challenges in their respective countries. From economic and development models to dealing with conflicts, governance practices, and planning, overreliance and dependence on external practices which sometimes fail to take into consideration the unique domestic challenges have characterized the response of many African governments. This has, in turn, tainted the image of the continent over their ability to adequately deal with disasters. As the rest of the world is struggling to deal with their share of challenges as a result of the pandemic, it is becoming increasingly important that every country adopts measures that will effectively deal with the spread of the disease. This essay seeks to step back from the seemingly crowded debate over where the next epicentre of COVID 19 will be in Africa and focus on what lessons and measures governments in Africa can adopt during and after the pandemic.
自独立以来，非洲各国政府在应对各自国家面临的挑战时，因行动迟缓、效率低下或缺乏本土解决方案而受到批评。从经济和发展模式到处理冲突、治理实践和规划，许多非洲国家政府的应对方式呈现出过度依赖外部做法的特点，而这些做法有时未能考虑到国内独特的挑战。这反过来又损害了非洲大陆应对灾害能力的形象。由于全球其他地区因疫情而在努力应对各自面临的挑战，每个国家采取有效应对疾病传播的措施变得越来越重要。本文旨在暂时跳出关于新冠疫情下一个非洲“震中”会在哪里这一看似众说纷纭的讨论，转而关注非洲各国政府在疫情期间及之后可以吸取哪些教训、采取哪些措施。
