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COVID-19 AND AFRICA: HOW TO EMERGE FROM THE CRISIS?

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When: Tuesday, 9 March, 18:00-19:00 CET, 19:00-20:00 South Africa

Registration: Full detail and links to register here

Universal and unprecedented, COVID-19 has had an irreparable impact on the world over the last 12 months. No country has been left unharmed and the pandemic has amplified both international and internal inequalities and interests. Africa’s development trajectory has been halted in its tracks with poverty on the increase for the first time in decades.

Join South Africa Chapter in a discussion with the distinguished Graduate Institute Geneva alumnus, Professor Carlos Lopes, who has extensive experience leading and advising international organisations, governments and development institutions on social and economic development,about the specific impact that COVID-19 has had on Africa. We will hear about his prognosis for African countries in 2021, how they will meet the challenge of tackling COVID-19 in an inclusive manner while dealing with growing debt and sharp GDP contractions and how they can “build back better” while leveraging new pan-African initiatives, such as the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfTCA).

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