China has delivered more vaccines to Africa than COVAX, how?
Updated Every Month Nearly 1.33 billion vaccine doses have been ordered by African countries and the African Union – that’s enough to fully vaccinate half of the population, getting [...]
Why have African countries administered only 1.5% of the world’s vaccines?
Updated Every Month Ever since the development of COVID-19 vaccines began, much ado has been made about the acquisition and distribution of vaccines to vulnerable African populations. But as our [...]
How Would Africa Have Managed COVID-19 Without the Africa CDC? The Role of China
Two types of images have dominated the global media’s coverage of Africa the past year. The first has been pictures of cargo planes packed with medical supplies, framing Africa’s COVID response [...]
Why have only 2 African countries vaccinated over 10% of their populations?
Updated Every Month Nearly 1.7 billion vaccine doses have been ordered by African countries and the African Union, but as of early April, only 5.7% of these have arrived, and of those, only 37% [...]
African countries have received less than 2% of vaccines they’ve ordered
Updated Every Month 1 billion vaccine doses have been ordered by African countries and the African Union, but only 1.5% of these have been delivered so far. That’s not a headline you will [...]
25 African countries don’t yet have vaccine orders – is this a problem or not?
Updated Every Month As analysts focused on African countries, we often see narratives that underplay and imply skepticism of the capacity of Africans to respond to COVID19. Most of this is simply [...]