The COVID-19 Macroeconomic Policy Response in Africa (CoMPRA) project wasdeveloped following a call for rapid response policy research into the COVID-19pandemic by the IDRC. The project’s overall goal is to inform macroeconomicpolicy development in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by low and middleincomecountries (LMICs) and development partners that results in moreinclusive, climate-resilient, effective and gender-responsive measures throughevidence-based research. This will help to mitigate COVID-19’s social andeconomic impact, promote recovery from the pandemic in the short termand position LMICs in the longer term for a more climate-resilient, sustainableand stable future. The CoMPRA project will focus broadly on African countriesand specifically on six countries (Benin, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeriaand South Africa). SAIIA and CSEA, as the lead implementing partners for thisproject, also work with think tank partners in these countries.