“Sub-Saharan Africa’s recovery from COVID-19 will be slow and uncertain. The IMF may be forecasting growth in 22 of the region’s 49 economies in 2020, but this growth is low, especially on a per capita basis. The resultant fiscal challenges mean that the 2021 recovery will not be as pronounced as elsewhere in the world. Nonetheless, the huge uncertainty around these forecasts means that the pandemic may well drive some long-term changes that open new opportunities for investors.”