The Macroeconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Africa
Date
2020-12-18Author
Shipalana, Palesa
O’Riordan, Alexander
Prinsloo, Cyril
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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.