The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched a new COVID-19 cross-border trade report on 10 September 2020 urging governments on the continent to adopt and harmonize policies that will help continent strike an appropriate balance between curbing the spread of the virus and facilitating emergency and essential trade. The report says continued inefficiencies and disruptions to cross-border trade presented significant challenges for Africa’s fight against COVID-19, and risked holding back the continent’s progress towards the attainment of the sustainable development and goals and Africa’s Agenda 2063.
Acknowledgements -- Key action areas -- ICOVID-19 border restrictions and regulations -- COVID-19 cross-border trade challenges -- COVID-19 cross-border trade challenges -- Status update: border operations and regulations across regional economic communities -- Community of Eastern and Southern Africa -- East African Community -- East African Community -- Economic Community of West African States -- Southern African Development Community -- A comparison across regional economic communities of COVID-19 guidelines for the movement of goods and services -- COVID-19: an opportunity to overcome long-standing cross-border trade challenges -- Annex I: African country imports on a monthly and quarterly basis (year-on-year percentage changes -- Annex II: African country imports on a , monthly and quarterly basis (year-on-year percentage changes), 2020 versus 2019 -- References.

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