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• How do different actors cope with the crisis?
• What is the impact of the pandemic on domestic and international politics?
• Do current developments give impetus to larger social transformation?

The Covid-19 pandemic places a huge burden on societies around the world, not least on low and middle income countries. Southern Africa is no exception. The crisis has unforeseeable impact not only on public health but also on socio-economic development as well as other domains of people’s life. This forum brings together academic and policy perspectives to discuss the impact of the pandemic, ways to cope with the crisis, the role of the pandemic for shaping current and future politics, and the emergence of transformative endeavors to foster resilience, sustainability and inclusiveness.

Pannelists:

• Ericino de Salema, Mozambique country director, Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA)
• Divine Fuh, Director, Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), University of Cape Town
• Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele, Ambassador of South Africa to Switzerland

Moderator:

• Henri-Michel Yéré, Lecturer and Researcher, Centre for African Studies Basel