Africa UN Knowledge Hub for COVID-19

Experts propose bold policy ideas and innovative financing instruments to help developing countries build forward better.

According to the fifth edition of the World Bank's Report on the Economic Situation in Mauritania, the country's economic recovery in 2021 was robust but below pre-COVID-19 levels and growth potential.

The World Bank Group’s Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer (MDCFO), Anshula Kant, commended Zambia on a strong reform program to restore macroeconomic stability and promote a private sector-led economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis

The survey finds that while most markets have recovered somewhat from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns that followed, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and renewed lockdowns in China are starting to influence construction markets.

Some countries in East, Southern and Western Africa have moved towards a green economy after the havoc caused by COVID-19 pandemic.

Africa needs to invest approximately $66 billion in its health systems and health infrastructure the minister said further announcing that financing to close infrastructure deficits amounting to between $137 billion and $177 billion by 2025.

Amid Reversal of Hard-Won Development Gains, Business as Usual Not an Option, Council Vice President Warns, Urging Bolstered Action to Protect People, Planet.

CDC and Nigeria’s work to screen people for COVID-19 and collaboration with partners to offer vaccination clinics at ports builds relationships with Nigeria’s population.

The Zimbabwean government has lifted all COVID-19 protocols that were being implemented at the country’s ports of entry.