Introduction

EADI global development series, pp. 1–12

Abstract

Abstract Amidst the uncertainty in the early days of the pandemic in 2020, the knowledge platform on inclusive development policies (INCLUDE) initiated the research programme ‘Equity in COVID-19’. The introduction provides a short description on the pandemics’ trajectory in Africa, with a focus on the first wave in 2020, an elaboration of the research focus and approach, as well as a contextual description on the status of development in the country cases at the time the pandemic occurred.

Authors 4

1. Anika Altaf corresponding Aachen INCLUDE Knowledge Platform for Inclusive Development Policies African Studies Centre Leiden

   African Studies Centre

   Affiliation as printed

   INCLUDE Knowledge Platform for Inclusive Development Policies, African Studies Centre Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

2. Dzodzi Tsikata Aachen INCLUDE Knowledge Platform for Inclusive Development Policies African Studies Centre Leiden

   University of London · African Studies Centre · SOAS University of London

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Development Studies SOAS, University of London, London, UK

   INCLUDE Knowledge Platform for Inclusive Development Policies, African Studies Centre Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

3. Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey

   University of Ghana · SOAS University of London

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Development Studies, SOAS, University of London, London, United Kingdom

   Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

4. Marleen Dekker Aachen African Studies Centre Leiden

   Leiden University · University of Ghana · African Studies Centre

   Affiliation as printed

   African Studies Centre Leiden, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

   Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

   Leiden, The Netherlands