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In Africa, Drugs Find Way Around Coronavirus Restrictions

Anita Powell

   JOHANNESBURG - Africa's activity as a global illicit drug hub
   continues, authorities say, even as many of the continent's biggest
   economies have imposed restrictions on movement to try to stop the
   spread of coronavirus. American drug enforcement officials say they're
   especially concerned about what appears to be the rising incidence of
   drug use on the continent-- indicating that Africa is not just a
   transit point, but increasingly, a market of its own.

   Coronavirus lockdowns across Africa have seriously battered formal
   economies, with economic giant Nigeria losing an estimated $18 billion
   during its five-week lockdown from March to April, according to data
   from the International Food Policy Research Institute.

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