To what extent did African countries prepare mechanisms to ensure transparency and accountability of the COVID-19 extra-budgetary funds?

The COVID-19 pandemic presented an unprecedented crisis and, in such cases, the need to err on the side of over-preparedness is justified. In all ways – scale and speed in response efforts (no regrets policy), as opposed to a wait-and-see approach, is the preferred option. The World Bank estimated the required additional funding for COVID-19 […]