Drawing on selective stylized facts, the paper evaluates the growth-effects for African countries and the disruptive potentials resulting from the COVD-19 pandemic, as African countries are involved in intra-regional integration processes. As AfCFTA involving 55 countries (ratified by 22...

This paper examines the burden of HIV/AIDS on income groups (upper and lower income earners) in Nigeria, its impacts on human capital development and economic growth. Income differential (indicator variable), the relative difference in income per capita of the quintile group, life expectancy,...