Rwandan governance during the pandemic: A time for introspection · Global Voices
Rwanda reacts early and effectively to the pandemic with this hand-washing facility at the bus terminal in Kigali in mid-March. Photo by Cyril Ndegeya, used with permission. Editor's note: This article originally appeared in Friedrich Ebert Stiftung blog and is republished here with permission with light edits. Following the World Health Organization's designation of the coronavirus as a pandemic, Rwanda became the first country in Africa to enter a phase of confinement. On March 23, the government ordered a strict lockdown, restricting traveling and closing universities to reduce the sprea...