Question

1. You have been invited as a minister of state of your country to participate in a conference sponsored by your country and the Africa Union (AU). Draft a paper on the topic Africa and COVID-19: Prospects and Challenges for Political and Economic Development to be discussed at the conference.

Answer 1

Political challenge:

Parliament session or legislative gathering for legislation Making and discussion on policy hindered as social distancing and Lockdown comes into effect. Election process, rallies etc also hindered due to sogisl distancing. As these process are making online and thus reach of political representative with local people also effected and thus feedback from local as well as political compaign not happening to choose new representative. As all resources are shifted towards covid19 epidemic and thus resources allocation for other policy program of public welfare like education, sanitation, environment also effected.

Economic challenges:

due to lockdown production process hindered and thus economy all over the world enterend in to recession and thus cost pull inflation as well as unemployment rises , poverty and hunger etc also badly affecting countries economy.Job cut due to low production activities and social distancing measure. This causes problems for migrant labor or workers economically as well as socially.most of the resources are shifted toward covid 19 prevention and thus other sector of economy failed badly.

Prospects: a new culture of work from home for politically affiliated as well as for earning of wages has been comes and thus their is new way of life for everyone.

Online compaign through media gaining popularity as social distancing matters. It may lead the way toward online voting in nearby future. Policy making is gain new way through work from home by policy makers or by keep healthcare measures through social distancing. As things being online may reduce possibility of corruption and increase transparency in political system.

A new economy of online work from home and attached economic activities gaining popularity . This may lead a way towards television education and telemedicine through online platform.