Report: Global Pandemic Increased Poverty in Africa

Nairo­bi —  The glob­al pan­dem­ic has pushed more than 55 mil­lion Africans into extreme pover­ty and reversed two decades of hard work in pover­ty reduc­tion on the con­ti­nent. The Eco­nom­ic Report on Africa for 2021 blamed the grow­ing pover­ty on job loss­es, reduced income and the inabil­i­ty of house­holds to man­age the risks In a 150-page…