Like most of the world, the Sub-Saharan African region is only slowly starting to recover from the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. With growing supply chain disruptions, rising inflation, and growing uncertainty due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, the region is facing additional recovery challenges. Our experts discuss the sharp escalation in global food prices, such as wheat and cooking oil; the implications of the high oil price in the region; and consequences of disruptive trade flows. Can the region make a rebound? The answer is complicated. Alisa Strobel, Senior Economist https://ihsmarkit.com/experts/strobel-alisa.html Thea Fourie, Associate Director, Sub-Saharan Africa Economics https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/fourie-thea Ronel Oberholzer, Principal Economist Archbold Macheka, Economist, Sub Saharan Africa https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/macheka-archbold The contents of this podcast was created by S&P Global Market Intelligence and not by S&P Global Ratings, which is a separately managed division of S&P Global. ihsmarkit.com/ecr