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UNECA, 16 April 2020
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in a new report on the coronavirus pandemic, says over 300,000 Africans could lose their lives due to COVID-19. This, as the pandemic… Read more »
COVID-19 Could Claim +300,000 Lives, Impoverish 27m - UNECA
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in a new report on the coronavirus pandemic, says over 300,000 Africans could lose their lives due to COVID-19. This, as the pandemic continues to impact on the Continent's struggling economies whose growth is expected to slow down from 3.2 percent to 1.8 percent in a best-case scenario, pushing close to 27 million people into extreme poverty.
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17 April 2020
COVID-19 in Africa: Protecting Lives and Economies
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- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
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The COVID-19: Protecting African Lives and Economies Report is the culmination of in-depth analyses presented to African Ministers of Finance in two ... see more »
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16 April 2020
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Why COVID-19 Debt Cancellation Is Not The Right Move for Africa - UNECA's Vera Songwe
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- allAfrica.com
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has officially released COVID-19 in Africa - Protecting Lives and Economies, which calls for ... see more »
InFocus
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True to the words of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres - "This is not a financial crisis. This is a human crisis." -- UNECA's report on COVID-19 in Africa - ... Read more »
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Africa: ECA - Africa's Response to COVID-19 - Key Messages for IMF and WBG Meetings
UNECA, 14 April 2020
COVID-19 is a global crisis affecting the whole world. As the days go by the impact of the crisis becomes more visible and more general. Though hit later, Africa is already facing… Read more »
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UNECA, 14 April 2020
As part of its analysis to inform COVID-19 policy responses, the Economic Commission for Africa, is calling for adequate consideration of the vulnerability of city economies as… Read more »
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Africa: For Sub-Saharan Africa, Coronavirus Crisis Calls for Policies for Greater Resilience
World Bank, 9 April 2020
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak has set off the first recession in the Sub-Saharan Africa region in 25 years, with growth forecast at-5.1% in 2020 from a modest 2.4% in 2019,… Read more »
InFocus
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The COVID-19 outbreak has set off the first recession in the Sub-Saharan Africa region in 25 years, according to the latest World Bank analysis of the region's economies. The ... Read more »
