Given the enormity of the catastrophe that could befall Africa should the continent experience a full-scale outbreak of the epidemic, we deem it necessary to address the African Union on a number of urgent issues....
Côte d’Ivoire recorded an economic growth of 7.3% in 2019, positioning the country as the engine of growth in West Africa. According to forecasts, with the coronavirus pandemic, this growth will be halved for the year 2020.
Since March 11, 2020, when the health authorities confirmed the (...)
Located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and the eastern coast of Africa, the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago made up of four islands with a total area of 2,612 km2 (according to Wikipedia). The Union of the Comoros is one of the Small Island Developing (...)
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island state located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. It is an archipelago of ten volcanic islands with an area of 4033 km2. The country is currently at a crossroads and is finding it difficult to develop a more sustainable growth model that (...)
As of May 27, 2020, Cameroon had 5,436 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,996 recoveries and 175 deaths. The coronavirus pandemic is having a negative impact on the Cameroonian economy which has recorded losses of about 800 billion FCFA (approx. USD 1.3 billion). Several economic sectors, (...)
The COVID-19 pandemic that continues to shake the world has affected almost every country in Africa. The disease has put a strain on livelihoods and economies. In the case of Benin several economic activities in both the formal and informal economies have been slowed down or suspended (...)