“This is a virus that does not require a visa to go anywhere,” says Shaka about the coronavirus pandemic. This is also a time “to put politics aside” and take care of each other, because “when it comes to this virus we are all on the same side.” Shaka together with host Paul Ndiho talk about the threat of hunger that ensues from the spread of the pandemic to various communities on the continent and call on african leaders to do everything possible to help the people in need.

Shaka: Extra Time is a weekly show (every Tuesday at 16:30 UTC) on the Straight Talk Africa Facebook page, where viewers and social media followers ask the popular Straight Talk Africa host, Shaka Ssali, questions about politics in Africa. Paul Ndiho hosts the show.