How COVID‐19 has Affected Africa's Development

Kinyondo, Abel; Pelizzo, Riccardo

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“…To be sure, development is an important matter for all countries in the world. Among its indicators-such as education, social amenities, energy and healthcare (Edomah 2020)-health has serious far-reaching consequences for economic growth (Kinyondo and Pelizzo 2021). After all, health is wealth.…”

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Contents Editorial Badar Alam Iqbal.........................................................................................v *** Can Africa Run? Industrialisation and Development in Africa Fiona Tregenna .................................................................................................. 1 [Revised Text of the Second Thandika Mkandawire Annual Memorial Lecture ] *** Selected Papers on Covid-19 Pandemic and African Economies Governance Issues and the Covid-19 Pandemic in West Africa: Are There Any Linkages? Félix Fofana N'Zue and Adjoua Math Komenan...................................................33 From Epidemic to Pandemic: Covid-19, Insecurity and Development in the Sahel Tope Shola Akinyetun ..............................................................................................61 Covid-19 Lockdown and the ‘Work-From-Home’ Approach: Effect on Nigerian Academics Tolulope Osinubi, Cleopatra Ibukun and Titus Ojeyinka..............................................87 Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Financial Performance of SMEs in Nigeria: A Study of the South East Geopolitical Zone Stella Ngozi Okoroafor.............................................................................107 Digital Learning Response in the Midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of Mauritius Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur, Boopen Seetanah, Sheereen Fauzel and Viraiyan Teeroovengadum...................................129 Covid-19 Social Relief Programmes and Distribution Mechanisms in East Africa: Lessons Learned Ivan Kagimu...............................................................................159 Are the Covid-19 Pandemic and Public Procurement ‘Strange Bedfellows’? An African Perspective Ismail Abdi Changalima..............................................................175 Effets de la Covid-19 sur les entreprises du secteur informel agricole au Sénégal Sidia Diaouma Badiane, Amadou Tandjigora, Thierno Bachir Sy, Yessoufou et Mamoudou Dème ...................197

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“…As African economies started to slow down—well before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the continent and took a toll on its economies (Farayibi and Asongu 2020; Kanu 2020; Ozili 2020)—Africa's debt problem started once again looming on the horizon. And with the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the debt situation is set to worsen (Kinyondo and Pelizzo 2021). In June 2020, Uganda's debt stood at 41 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) and is expected to reach 49.9 percent by June 2021.…”

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“DELIVER AFRICA FROM DEBTS”: Good Governance Alone is not Enough to Save the Continent From Debt Onslaught

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The present article analyzes the debt–economic growth nexus in African countries while controlling for the impact of good governance indicators. In contrast to a long tradition of scholarship that has consistently suggested that government debt has a detrimental impact on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, recent studies have actually shown that government debt, when coupled with improvements in the quality of government, is actually a driver of economic growth. By analyzing an original dataset that covers the 2002–15 period and additional debt–economic growth data going up to the year 2020, we are able to suggest three conclusions. First, in the absence of debt, good governance matters in improving economic growth. Second, some dimensions of governance are better predictors of economic performance than others—as the “good enough governance” literature has in recent years suggested. Third, under no circumstances is debt government growth beneficial for the economic performance of African countries. Building on this evidence, we suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic—which has already slowed down African economies and increased their debt exposure—may prevent African countries from making greater progress along the developmental path.

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“…Extending a previous WAJ article on the economic consequences of COVID-19 in Africa (Kinyondo and Pelizzo 2021), in our third study, Kinyondo, Pelizzo, and Byaro examine the issues surrounding economic growth/decline and the African debt from 2002 to 2020. In "'Deliver Africa from Debts': Good Governance Alone is not Enough to Save the Continent from Debt Onslaught," the authors provide strong evidence against recent claims that debt is actually a driver of growth in sub-Saharan Africa.…”

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“…Our first article this time continues debates in previous issues of the journal concerning the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic on world affairs (see, e.g., Baris and Pelizzo 2020; Kavalski 2021; Klimkin and Umland 2020)—this time from the perspective of soft power and public diplomacy. In “A Critical Juncture?…”

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Welcome to the fall 2021 issue of World Affairs (WAJ)! Our first article this time continues debates in previous issues of the journal concerning the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on world affairs (see, e.g., Baris and Pelizzo 2020; Kavalski 2021; Klimkin and Umland 2020)-this time from the perspective of soft power and public diplomacy. In "A Critical Juncture? COVID-19 and the Fate of the U.S.-China Struggle for Supremacy," Thomas Ameyaw-Brobbey queries how global public perception in Europe and Africa of both countries' COVID-19 efforts have affected their competitive advantage for global leadership. The author contends that China will almost certainly win some admiration for its COVID-19 efforts, but not enough to gain a competitive edge over the United States. This insightful piece speaks directly to former WAJ articles on leadership in the post-pandemic world order by Ross Smith and Fallon (2020) and Struye de Swielande (2021).International cooperation was a key topic spanning several pieces in the last (June 2021) issue of WAJ (see Kopiński and Wróblewski 2021; Norman 2021; Struye de Swielande 2021), though, for the last year, debates have focused most on cooperation regarding shared solutions to the pandemic. International cooperation as it relates to security issues has taken a back seat for the last few issues, but is now returning to the forefront of current affairs discussions.At the turn of the millennium, WAJ published a strong article on "Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan" where CBMs were developed in an "attempt to replace conflict with cooperation" (Ahmar 2000, 34) in the strained relations between the two countries in the 1990s. Twenty-one years on, the second article in this fall issue updates readers on the same topic from a contemporary critical perspective. In "The Role of CBMs in the Evolution of Relations between Pakistan and India," Muhammad Waqas Haider and Tahir Mahmood Azad identify the main obstacles that have confounded bilateral conflict resolution in the past and add to the theoretical framework behind

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How COVID‐19 has Affected Africa's Development

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