AGI x AGF Webinar: Evaluating Africa's COVID-19 Responses - Managing Risks & Setting Priori

Apart from certain countries such as South Africa, Africa has relatively low per-capita Covid-19 infection rates compared with other parts of the world. But the economic and health challenges are significant because of the continent’s relatively less developed economies and infrastructure.

As the pandemic continues to ravage the world, what policy responses should African governments take to secure livelihoods and economic recovery while containing the virus? Besides debt relief from the World Bank and other multilateral institutions, what else could be done to provide the fiscal space to help African countries survive and thrive in the post-pandemic world? How do geopolitics, particularly the US-China strategic competition, affect Africa’s fight against the pandemic?

Join AsiaGlobal Fellows Charity Amayaenvbo (Nigeria), George Lwanda (South Africa), Clayton Hazvinei Vhumbunu (Zimbabwe) and Kadidia Konare (Mali) as they offer on-the-ground insights on Africa’s Covid-19 responses.

All are welcome. The webinar will be conducted in English only.

Panelists
Charity Amayaenvbo from Nigeria, 2019 AsiaGlobal Fellow, Executive Director, Income Tax, Edo State Internal Revenue Service, Nigeria
George Lwanda from South Africa, 2018 AsiaGlobal Fellow, Senior Strategist and Head of the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in The Gambia
Clayton Hazvinei Vhumbunu from Zimbabwe, 2020/2021 AsiaGlobal Fellow, Technical Officer, Faculty of Humanities, Rhodes University

Moderator
Kadidia Konare from Mali, 2020/2021 AsiaGlobal Fellow, Senior Investment Officer – Asia Infrastructure Department, IFC/World Bank Group

AGI x AGF webinar series:
An intellectual exchange platform for AsiaGlobal Fellows globally to interact with the leadership of the Asia Global Institute and the institute's network of experts on important global policy issues. All are welcome.