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COVID-19 CRISIS: African govts resolve to pursue loan waivers as safeguard against impact of coronavirus

GEORGE OKELLO | PML Daily Senior Correspondent by GEORGE OKELLO | PML Daily Senior Correspondent
April 5, 2020
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Some of the African Presidents including Museveni, Kagame at the UK-Africa Investment Summit at the Intercontinental Hotel recently. African leaders resolved to join hands in fighting coronavirus (PHOTO/File).

NAIROBI – As part of efforts to mitigate against the adverse effects of the global Coronavirus pandemic, African governments will unite in pushing for loan waivers.

The resolution was made on Friday evening during a virtual meeting of the Bureau of the African Union Heads of State and Government.

The leaders said foreign debt is a common challenge for all African countries and agreed to forge a common front in asking bilateral and multilateral partners to waive loans that African countries owe.

They noted that Africa needs an economic stimulus package since the slow down in economic activities occasioned by the Coronavirus outbreak will cost the continent jobs and affect incomes of vulnerable populations.

The African Leaders further called for collaboration from international partners and the private sector in rolling out measures to mitigate against the adverse effects of the pandemic.

President Kenyatta, who took part in the video-conference convened by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, said Africa should step up its Coronavirus testing capacity.

He said mass testing will be  the only sure way of stopping the spread of the virus.

“As a continent we need to focus on expanding our testing capacity to enable us conduct mass testing as this is the only sure way we will manage this problem,” the Kenyan leader said.

President Kenyatta also underscored the need for African countries to support each other.

“Let us buy from each other what we can make on our continent even as we seek help from our international partners,” said President Kenyatta.

On intra-Africa trade, the African Heads of State and Government agreed that there is need to keep their territorial borders open for distribution of supplies as this will enable populations to continue having an inhibited access to key commodities such as food and medicines.

The African leaders, however, underscored the need to ensure that the free movement of goods across the continent does not aid the spread of the infectious disease. They tasked their respective ministers of transport and health to establish appropriate safeguard measures.

Further, the Heads of State and Government resolved to enhance the sharing of experiences on the management of the disease and resources noting that African countries need to support each other now more than ever.

President Emmanuel Macron of France who took part in the virtual meeting as a guest backed African leader’s position saying the continent deserves an economic stimulus package.

He says said the stimulus package will ensure African economies bounce back after the pandemic.

The French leader suggested that African leaders consider a humanitarian approach to the stimulus proposal saying it will ensure people have access to basic needs such as food, shelter and water.

Speaking at the meeting, also attended by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanon, Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) Director-General Dr John Nkengasong called on African countries to intensify the isolation, testing and treatment of Coronavirus victims so as to curb its spread.

On his part, Dr Tedros assured the Heads of State and Government of the World Health Organisation’s continued support for Africa in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.

Presidents Macky Sall (Senegal), Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe), Felix Tshisekedi (DR Congo), Paul Kagame (Rwanda), Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (Egypt), Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (Mali) and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed participated in the video-conference.

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