The IMF Press Center is a password-protected site for working journalists.
International trade | September 2023
Jihad Azour and Abebe Aemro Selassie talk about the potential of unified trade across Africa
Jihad Azour
Abe Selassie
Economic growth | Podcast
As global economic uncertainty surges, Sub-Saharan Africa faces a host of challenges that will require effective policy responses if it is to regain the ground it lost during the pandemic.
Population and demographics | December 2021
The right actions today will ensure that sub-Saharan Africa thrives in a post-COVID world
Health | Podcast
Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are taking sweeping measures to halt the advance of Covid-19, imposing limits on public gatherings and the like. But for the region's most vulnerable, social distancing is not realistic.
© 2026 International Monetary Fund. All rights reserved.