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Cars drive on a main avenue on the day when Morocco declared a health emergency and further limited movement to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Rabat, Morocco, Friday, March 20, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

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As lockdowns kill jobs, Africa's informal workers suffer
March 25, 2020 11:20 a.m.

As lockdowns kill jobs, Africa's informal workers suffer

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Earlier this month, Soukaina Rgragui, her 1-year-old daughter and diabetic mother lived modestly on the money brought back home by Soukaina’s husband, a vendor of used furniture in the streets of Morocco's capital Rabat.