IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva laments many countries in Africa growing below “what is needed” as continent’s economic recovery trails rest of the world

Simon Ateba( Chief White House Correspondent )

Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva lamented on Friday that while Africa “should outperform the rest of the world—so countries can create jobs and lift up living standards,” many nations in the continent still recovering from COVID-19 economic turmoil are, however, underperforming.