In the nick of time when Africa was on the right path to turn its impressive economic performance into a sustainable level of economic and social development, the COVID-19 pandemic invaded the continent and quickly tilted it into a worst economic, social and humanitarian crisis. The pandemic is disrupting millions of livelihoods, affecting poor households, diverting government revenues, damaging the private sector, the informal economy and the entire production systems; and deteriorating international trade and financial flows to the continent.
In addition to the policy actions at national level to contain the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate of its socioeconomic impact, the African Union, under the leadership of H.E. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, the Chairperson and H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission has been at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic by coordinating the activities and raising resources to strengthen the continental response to COVID-19, maintain economic activities and revive African economies….
