Planning for the worst and hoping for the best: Forecasting COVID-19 for sub-Saharan Africa

This report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change presents the analysis of the Covid-19 trajectory in 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) – including those the Tony Blair Institute currently supports.

Topic: Business resilience, COVID-19, Research and analysis
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Africa
Published by: Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
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