European and African leaders call for a New Deal for Africa

Forging ties: Macron recently (right) paid Ramaphosa an official visit  PIC: NEWS24
Forging ties: Macron recently (right) paid Ramaphosa an official visit PIC: NEWS24

In one year, the pandemic has halted a quarter-century of steady economic growth in Africa, disrupted value chains, and caused an unprecedented increase in inequality and poverty. As a result, the entire world is at risk, because the global economy could lose one of its future drivers of growth. EMMANUEL MACRON, PAUL KAGAME, CYRIL RAMAPHOSA & MACKY SALL* write

PARIS: The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that we can no longer treat seemingly faraway crises as distant problems. What happens anywhere can affect people everywhere. That is why addressing the impact and legacy of the pandemic in Africa is so important.

Although Africa has suffered fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths than other areas of the world, the pandemic’s impact on the continent could be more sustained, deep-rooted, and destabilising for the entire planet. In one year, the pandemic has halted a quarter-century of steady economic growth, disrupted value chains, and caused an unprecedented increase in inequality and poverty.

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