The El Niño weather pattern is on its way and threatens to hit agricultural production across much of Africa over the coming months, curtailing GDP growth, pushing up inflation and dealing a fresh blow to fragile balance of payments positions. There’s also the risk of electricity supply problems given that a number of countries are heavily dependent on hydroelectricity.
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