Reuters published an article on what traders in West Africa are confronting because of restrictions imposed by governments in response to COVID-19 that are crippling the informal trade in perishable goods and livestock like never before. Senior Research Fellow Antoine Bouët stated, “That informality makes it especially vulnerable to coronavirus restrictions, even when governments carve out exemptions for trade. Very often, these measures consist of the screening of trucks crossing the border while movement of people is forbidden.” Republished in more than three dozen international media outlets including Namibia Sun, Republikein Online, East African Standard, SABC News, Naija247 News, Reuters India, Reuters UK, Business Ghana, Daily Independent Nigeria , European Supermarket Magazine, Business World Ghana, 24 Emirates, Independent Nigeria, Daily Magazine US, Joy FM, World News Monitor, Reuters India, Yahoo! News, Nasdaq , Agriculture Online, Sharenet, Yahoo! Germany, Haaretz, Devdiscourse.
West African food trade under strain as COVID-19 shuts borders (Reuters)
May 27, 2020