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25 March 2020
www.jeuneafrique.com
Incitations pour les importateurs de denrées alimentaires, mesures fiscales « stimulantes », aide à la production pharmaceutique locale… La Commission économique pour l’Afrique des Nations Unies (UNECA), s’est penchée sur les menaces qui pèsent sur le continent, et propose des pistes d’action.
25 March 2020
www.thecitizen.co.tz
In addition, the ministers underscored the need to support the private sector and protect the over 30 million jobs at risk, particularly in the tourism and airline sectors across the continent. Other critical sectors include agriculture, imports and exports, pharmaceuticals and banking.
25 March 2020
www.ghanaweb.com
The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, with immediate effect, have called on all official bilateral creditors to suspend debt payments from International Development Assistance (IDA) countries that request forbearance.
25 March 2020
www.democracynow.org
In Geneva, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday the United States is becoming the next epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, with over 12% of the world’s 435,000 documented cases
25 March 2020
lapresse.tn
Étant des économies très ouvertes sur la zone euro et sensiblement dépendantes de la croissance de l’Union européenne, les pays nord-africains seront les plus exposés au retour de bâton et de la crise sanitaire qui sévit en Europe.
25 March 2020
www.africapresse.paris
Jusqu’alors relativement épargnée par le coronavirus, l’Afrique voit le nombre de cas et de décès augmenter. L’épidémie avance sur le continent qui se prépare à faire face à une crise sanitaire, dont l’OMS a officiellement déclaré depuis le 11 mars 2020 le passage au stade de pandémie. Érick Maville lance un appel pour aider l’Afrique à organiser la riposte.
25 March 2020
www.farodiroma.it
25 March 2020
www.un.org
In an interview with Africa Renewal, Mr. Stephen Karingi, the Director of Regional Integration and Trade Division at the ECA, said the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could help mitigate effects of COVID-19, especially on pharmaceuticals and food stuffs.
25 March 2020
https://kenyanwallstreet.com
Africa needs $100 billion stimulus package in order to survive the global COVID-19 pandemic. The United Nations is urging multilateral lenders and investors to help African countries by waiving debt-servicing costs.
25 March 2020
www.raialyoum.com
القاهرة – (د ب أ)- أفادت اللجنة الاقتصادية لأفريقيا، التابعة للأمم المتحدة، بأن أسبوعين أو ثلاثة أسابيع تفصل القارة الأفريقية عن المرحلة الأسوأ في عاصفة فيروس كورونا، وأشارت إلى أن دول القارة بحاجة إلى خطة تحفيز اقتصادي طارئة بقيمة مئة مليار دولار لتعزيز التدابير الوقائية ودعم الأنظمة الصحية الهشة بالقارة.
25 March 2020
horizon-news.net
24 March 2020
www.energyvoice.com
Coronavirus has begun to spread in Africa, triggering governments to impose lockdowns and take steps to tackle the pandemic.
24 March 2020
www.thisdaylive.com
Nigeria should take advantage of the oil price slump to reposition its oil and gas sector, writes Peter Uzoho
24 March 2020
https://thenationonlineng.net
Nigeria and other oil-producing countries in Africa will lose up to $65 billion in revenues because of the impact of Coronavirus on crude oil sales.
24 March 2020
https://fr.cameroonmagazine.com
Le coronavirus ferait perdre l’économie africaine la moitié de son Produit intérieur brut (PIB), lequel passerait de 3,2% à environ 2% pour un certain nombre de raisons, notamment la perturbation des chaînes d’approvisionnement mondiales, selon un récent rapport de la Commission économique de l’Afrique (CEA) des Nations Unies.
24 March 2020
http://northafricapost.com/
African Finance Ministers have called for a coordinated COVID-19 response to mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic on economies and society, noting that Africa needs an immediate emergency economic stimulus of $100 billion.
24 March 2020
www.agi.it
L’Africa si appresta a vivere un grave periodo di recessione. Molti fattori, che si intrecciano fra loro, contribuiranno a un calo della crescita. Alle problematiche endemiche, come la povertà, la corruzione, si aggiungono fattori esterni di notevole impatto sui mercati: shock del prezzo del petrolio, coronavirus che porta con sé un calo della domanda turistica e, non ultimo, l’invasione delle...
24 March 2020
www.downtoearth.org.in
South Africa became the second African country to impose a nation-wide lockdown after Rwanda because of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
24 March 2020
https://punchng.com
Africa needs an immediate emergency economic stimulus to the tune of $100bn, owing to the COVID-19 outbreak, the African finance ministers have said.
24 March 2020
www.ghanaweb.com
Africa needs an immediate emergency economic stimulus of US$100 billion to combat the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and almost half of that could come from waiving interest payments for countries on the continent, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
24 March 2020
www.bloomberg.com
Africa could fall into recession this year if multilateral lenders and investors don’t help the continent waive debt-servicing costs that could be used to halt the spread of the coronavirus, according to the United Nations.
24 March 2020
foreignpolicy.com
Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: The White House weighs easing social distancing restrictions, the U.K. government announces a lockdown, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are likely to be postponed.
24 March 2020
allafrica.com
Over 41 African countries are now hit with the Coronavirus. The numbers have gone from below 70 people affected ten days ago, to over 1,200 as of March 22, 2020.
24 March 2020
www.einnews.com
African Finance Ministers met on 19 March in a virtual conference to exchange ideas on the efforts of their respective governments in dealing with the social and economic impacts of COVID-19. They noted that even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa was already experiencing a huge financing gap in funding measures and programmes aimed at realizing SDGs and Agenda 2063 targets and goals.