A N A LY S I S ECONOMY AND FINANCE COVID-19 AND THE INFORMAL ECONOMY Impact and Response Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa The present paper analyses ­the impact of COVID-19 on the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa, provides case studies of response mea­sures taken by governments, development partners, trade unions and/or actors in the in­formal economy themselves, and offers short-term and me­dium-term policy recommen­dations towards stabilising employment and livelihoods in Africa’s informal economy. Jürgen Schwettmann August 2020