COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade (African Report)

Africa Report published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Danielle Resnick. Resnick writes, “Much of the region’s urban population works in the informal sector – many in wet markets and as street vendors – and depends on it for food, so lockdowns and other social distancing measures could pose major problems both for consumers and workers.  How food traders are managed could have substantial ripple effects on the nutrition and income prospects of many across Africa.