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How Africa can attract investments in 2021

(Partner Content) Africa's economies are at a crossroads. Economic activity has come to a halt as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic. Africa's hard-won productivity benefits, which have been essential in raising living standards over the last two decades, could be undone.

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