Middle East and North Africa

How COVID-19 could spearhead a resilient and sustainable sub-Saharan Africa

A worker walks past solar panels at Centragrid power plant in Nyabira, Zimbabwe, June 22, 2020. Picture taken June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Sub-Saharan Africa is the world’s youngest population. Image: REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Abebe Aemro Selassie
Director, African Department, International Monetary Fund
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