Accused of “COVID denials” Tanzania recorded fastest economic growth in Africa in 2020
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Accused of “COVID denials” Tanzania recorded fastest economic growth in Africa in 2020

ByBrian Kithinji

As economies across the continent slipped into recession in 2020, Tanzania reaped from its policy of not imposing COVID-19 related restrictions and nationwide curfews, recording the fastest economic growth in Africa. According to the World Bank, Tanzania’s economy grew by 2% in 2020 and Mara Warwick, World Bank country director for Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and…