Coronavirus - In Côte d`Ivoire, pandemic prompts surge in extreme poverty
(WorldNews Japan)

COVID-19 has struck informal workers especially hard in Cote d’Ivoire, causing the number of households considered “extremely poor” to spike nearly four-fold, according to a new assessment by UNDP and national authorities, which will inform policies and programs to help the country recover. Three surveys—of households, businesses, and the informal economy—found the West African country reeling from lost jobs and lost business, with many people struggling to keep food on the table and often falling back into extreme poverty they had left behind. More than two-thirds of households, or 71.7 per cent, reported lower income, while 85 percent...