COVID-19 Africa Watch is monitoring global initiatives and financial support packages targeted toward COVID-19 preparation, response, and budgetary support and focused on the African region or specific African countries. Below we organize top-line numbers as available via public sources and vetted by our team.
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International development partners, including African institutions, have announced over US$55 billion in new lending and grants to finance the response to the COVID-19’s impacts in African countries.
Sources: See links in table.
The IMF and World Bank have extended new financing (both credit and grants) to a number of African governments responding to the impacts of COVID-19.
Sources: IMF press releases, World Bank COVID-19 Project List
To date, individuals, families, grantmaking foundations, and corporations have announced more than US$1 billion in giving to help mitigate the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Africa.
Sources: See links in table.
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