The coronavirus finally arrived in sub-Saharan Africa, one of the last regions of the world to be affected by the pandemic. As much as reasonable arguments have been made with regard to a direct, “specifically African” impact of the virus – due to the likes of climate, median age, population density, human mobility, and so on – the region will not be spared a shocking economic impact. While governments are adopting lockdown measures, often not sustainable for poor people working in the informal sector, fragile health systems struggle to respond to the emergency. How will the pandemic shape Africa’s future? Will African governments be able to effectively tackle the global health crisis and its economic effects?
Allianz Global Investors
Center for Global Development
Center for Global Development
Yale University
La Stampa & RSI Africa Contributor
Independent Scholar
IPSS, Ethiopia
Policy Center for the New South, Morocco
IFRI, France
ISPI, Italy
The Brenthurst Foundation, South Africa
RUSI, Uk
Bruegel, Belgium
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Co-head - ISPI Asia Centre
Associate Research Fellow - ISPI Asia Centre, China Programme
Center for International Studies, ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
United States International University (USIU-A)
The Arctic Institute
The Nordic Africa Institute