Coronavirus: Lockdowns across Africa creating major economic loss

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2020-05-14

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Thurlow, James. 2020. Coronavirus: Lockdowns across Africa creating major economic loss. Africa Report. First published online on May 14, 2020. https://www.theafricareport.com/27774/coronavirus-lockdowns-across-africa-creating-major-economic-loss/

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It is too soon to assess the full economic impacts that COVID-19 lockdowns will have on developing countries. But early research indicates that many African economies are significantly impacted and that poorer households are struggling.

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James Thurlow  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3414-374X
AGROVOC Keywords
supply chains; economic losses; covid-19; urban areas; disease prevention; developing countries; gross national product; poverty; rural areas; food systems
Countries
Nigeria; Rwanda
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Northern Africa; Eastern Africa; Middle Africa; Western Africa; Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Southern Africa
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Related reference: https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762_04

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