…Continent’s GDP to grow by 3.4% …But govts need $154bn to respond to Covid crisis …Recovery doesn’t remove poverty threat, with 39m

…As continent’s debt climb 70% of GDP …We want comprehensive, quick restructuring; debt standstill not enough” – Stiglitz …Proposes

As rating agency S&P Global confirms the banks’s AAA/A-1+ foreign issuer credit rating with a stable outlook.   Wale Ameen  

* introduces first beneficiaries   Wale Ameen   The African Development Bank in collaboration with the African Guarantee