“Until the emergence of COVID-19, total remittance inflows into the continent has been on the rise. For instance, in 2017, remittances reached $38 billion in Africa. In 2019, total remittances to the continent amounted to $48 billion. However, with COVID-19 severely impacting both the source countries of remittances.”
“COVID-19 is affecting many young people in various ways including health, education and socio-economic impact. The reality of young people on the continent even before the pandemic is that African economies generate only 3 million formal jobs annually for an estimated 12 million youth entering the workforce every year.”
“Africa may yet be worst hit by this invisible disease. Africa’s already fragile health systems, coupled with a high burden of respiratory and diabetic diseases and densely packed urban agglomerations, are likely to increase the vulnerability of the continent and the lethality of the virus.”
“This crisis is affecting everyone, but young people will be particularly impacted given the strain on job creation which we expect to see in the aftermath.”
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