European nations have promised to help Africa overcome the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, at a summit hosted in Paris on Tuesday.
20 African leaders raised fears that whilst richer nations launch economic recovery plans, Africa cannot follow suit, and is at risk of increased inequality.
Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi said fighting the pandemic has left African nations impoverished.
“[It has] left our economies impoverished because we had to use all the means we had, the few means we had, to fight against the disease,” he said.