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sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa Economic Activities Projected to Rise by 2.7%
Growth in export is expected to gradually speed up, in line with the rebound in activity among major trading partners.
East Africa to Record Highest Post-Covid Economic Growth in Africa
Allianz SE chief economist Ludovic Subran forecasted economic growth in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda to significantly rebound after a tough year due to the devastating effects of Covid-19.
Malaria Death Toll to Exceed COVID-19 Deaths in sub-Saharan Africa – WHO
More than 409,000 people globally; most of them children in the impoverished parts of Africa were killed by malaria last year, the WHO said in its latest global malaria report, and COVID-19 will almost certainly make that toll higher in 2020.
Debt Default Haunts East Africa as Covid-19 Shrinks Exports, Taxes
The latest data by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) shows that on average over 10 percent of export revenues and primary income in the region is spent on debt repayments.