Coronavirus: How will Covid-19 affect African economies?

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Lagos. The Covid-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for Africa to pull its economies together and come up with a growth strategy that goes beyond saving lives; Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu.
Speaking during the UBA Africa Day conversation session, Mr Elumelu said Africa needed a martial plan on a new deal for growth, jobs and sustainable development.
“We must do more than just lifesaving. If we work together, collaboratively, in the new world of...

Poor rains are forecast for South Africa's maize belt because of the El Nino weather pattern, expected to bring more drought to already-parched southern regions in Africa and potential flooding in the east.

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