Stories written by Abebe Aemro Selassie

Africa Faces Mounting Risks Just as Growth Gains Take Hold

By Abebe Aemro Selassie
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economies entered 2026 with significant momentum. The region had notched its fastest growth rate in 10 years—4.5 percent in 2025—buoyed by reduced macroeconomic imbalances, rising investment levels, and a generally supportive external environment.

“We Need to Act Now” — as Sub-Saharan Africa Faces Third Wave of Covid-19

By Kristalina Georgieva and Abebe Aemro Selassie
Sub-Saharan Africa is in the grips of a third wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to be even more brutal than the two that came before.
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