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Danielle Resnick

Danielle Resnick is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit and a Non-Resident Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution. Her research focuses on the political economy of agricultural policy and food systems, governance, and democratization, drawing on extensive fieldwork and policy engagement across Africa and South Asia.

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Nigeria can’t afford another lockdown – Buhari (Herald)

October 30, 2020

Herald (Nigeria) posted an article reporting on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request that Nigerians abide strictly by COVID-19 protocols as the country cannot afford a fresh lockdown. The total lockdown that lasted five weeks caused Nigeria’s GDP to suffer a 34.1 percent loss, amounting to USD 16 billion, with two-thirds of the losses coming from the services sector, according to IFPRI’s COVID-19 lockdowns are imposing substantial economic costs on countries in Africa. 

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