PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom, June 29, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- According to a report by the AU, Africa will lose about 20 million jobs in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A study conducted by the global auditing firm McKinsey “Tackling COVID-19 in Africa,” stated that Africa’s economies could experience a loss of between $90 billion […]
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