Covid exposes what Africa should do to sustain trade

AU headquarter in Addis, Ethiopia (PHOTO: FILE)

The economic downturn caused by Covid-19 has sent shock waves across the Sub-Saharan African region.

The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat reports that, for the first time in decades, there has been a contraction of GDP of between 2 to 5 per cent in sub-Saharan Africa. This is directly attributable to the pandemic.