In Africa, the authorities of Nigeria, the most populous
country on the continent, decreed total confinement in Lagos, a megalopolis of
20 million inhabitants, and in the capital Abuja, starting this Monday night.
To date, this huge nation has recorded nearly a hundred
cases, but this number could skyrocket rapidly, Information Minister Lai
Mohammed warned Thursday.
Confinement measures arouse much misunderstanding and
outrage in sub-Saharan Africa, where much of the population lives on less than
two dollars a day and depends on the alternative economy to survive.
In Zimbabwe, hit by two decades of economic and financial
crisis, the three-week confinement starting Monday promises to be particularly
painful for its 16 million inhabitants.
"Few people can afford a daily meal in normal
times," said a resident of the capital, Prince Gwanza. "I am afraid
that people will starve when they are isolated at home." AFP
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