Africa UN Knowledge Hub for COVID-19

NAIROBI — The economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to put Africa into its first recession in 25 years and could push 49.2 million people on the continent into extreme poverty by next year.

During a press conference Thursday, Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, laid out the top four priority areas that African countries should focus on to help economies across the continent rebound.