(L/R) IMF Communications Officer Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng, Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department at IMF, and Amadou Sy, Assistant Director of the African Department at IMF, hold a press briefing on the regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)