The spread of COVID-19 has been devastating for the millions of people who have been infected by the virus and lost their lives, and the tens of millions of people who have lost their work and livelihoods. Governments and civil society have responded swiftly to the virus with policies that reduce human interaction and slow its spread. In this report, we study the long-term dynamics of COVID-19 at the country level in Africa through a macroeconomic lens.