posted on 2024-09-05, 22:01authored byPalesa Shipalana, Alexander O’Riordan, Cyril Prinsloo
This briefing tracks some of the major macroeconomic impacts that COVID-19 has had on African economies and how the pandemic has exacerbated historical structural economic deficiencies across the continent. It also provides an early analysis of the second wave and the longer-term implications of COVID-19 for African economies, and offers suggestions on how to combat the negative impacts of the pandemic.
Funding
IDRC | CRDI
History
Publisher
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
Citation
Shipalana. P., O’Riordan. A. and Prinsloo. C. (2020) 'The Macroeconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Africa,' Policy Brief 3, South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)