COVID-19 has created a human development crisis in Africa but is an opportunity to accelerate infrastructure investment and economic reform to boost the continent's prospects when the pandemic subsides. The Press Statement was released to inform about the publication of a new study, "Exploring the impact of Covid-19 in Africa: a scenario analysis to 2030". It summarises how the pandemic is expected to impact important development indicators, significantly increasing poverty, reducing per capita incomes and increasing mortality, in comparison to a pre-Covid trajectory. The report recommends accelerated digitalisation, reforms in health care, WASH, and some debt suspension or cancellation.

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