Prof. Owasanoye made this call on the sideline of the ongoing hybrid 54th Conference of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) taking place in Dakar, Senegal.
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President Buhari said this in an intervention at the ongoing two-day 34th Summit of the AU, held virtually, on Saturday.
Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Trade and Integration, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, says African economy will lose $65 billion if there is a full lockdown of the continent due to COVID-19.
The UN Economic Commission for Africa in a new report on the Coronavirus pandemic says over 300,000 Africans may lose their lives due to COVID-19.
This was contained in UNECA’s latest publication on poverty, entitled: “Africa Poverty Clock,” made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday by the Head of Communications, UNECA-West Africa, Tahirou Gouro.