The trifecta of a pandemic, the Ukraine-Russia war and the Israel-Palestine conflict has caused a global economic slowdown that will continue well into 2024. The consequences across Africa will be magnified.
Like their counterparts in the US and Europe, African countries have hiked interest rates in an attempt to stem inflation. But conditions on the continent are different and the strategy has proved less successful.
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