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allAfrica, 10 May 2020
Statement co-signed by the ministers of finance and / or ministers of development of the following countries: Angola, Cameroun, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya,… Read more »
Ministers Issue Urgent Call to Address Pandemic's Economic Impact
As the impact of the Coronavirus crisis spreads, pushing Africa economies into free fall, countries urgently need debt relief and liquidity. That is the message in a statement by African ministers of finance and development in a joint statement released by the UN Economic Commission for Africa. "Providing Africa with the means to cushion the impact of the crisis and to sow robust seeds for a recovery is as much an emergency as working to eradicate the Corona virus," the ministers say.
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UNECA, 18 May 2020
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Monday convened a meeting between African Finance Ministers, the Africa Private Sector Working Group and the African… Read more »
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Africa: Sanders, Omar Lead 300+ Global Lawmakers in Call to Protect Developing Countries from Economic Ruin
U.S. Congress, 13 May 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) led more than 300 international lawmakers across two dozen countries in a letter to the leadership of the World Bank and… Read more »
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Africa: African Finance Ministers - Urgent Need for $100bn Immediate Emergency Financing for Covid-19
UNECA, 31 March 2020
African Ministers of Finance held a second virtual meeting Tuesday, against the backdrop of rising COVID-19 cases in Africa. The meeting was hosted by Vera Songwe, Executive… Read more »
InFocus
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Lockdowns cost Africa U.S.$65 billion monthly, "but can you quantify life? If we don't lock down and we lose a life, how much of our GDP is that? That is the intangible question we ... Read more »
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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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The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in a new report on the coronavirus pandemic, says over 300,000 Africans could lose their lives due t Read more »
