Very long covid: the lasting risks to Africa

So far it seems the continent has weathered the pandemic well. But current numbers mask a <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/02/06/the-pandemic-could-undercut-africas-precarious-progress?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">future reckoning</a> that is likely to have dire human and economic costs. We look into the “<a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/02/02/why-the-wallstreetbets-crowd-are-able-to-profit-from-predatory-trading?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">predatory trading</a>” that in part explains recent, frenzied action in stockmarkets. And a <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/02/06/deep-ocean-plastic-is-a-haven-for-life?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">surprising discovery</a> about the plastics that sink to the oceans’ depths. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>