Public Management

France, Germany to offer Africa 80mln shots of Covid-19 vaccine

France, Germany to offer Africa 80mln shots of Covid-19 vaccine
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 13:18

As part of initiatives to help Africa catch up with the Covid-19 vaccination campaign, France and Germany announced they are giving the continent 80 million shots of vaccines.  

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who previously promised 30 million doses, said her country will now grant Africa 70 million doses. France will give 10 million doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines. According to French President Emmanuel Macron, the shots are expected to be delivered to the African Union by the end of October 2021. “Vaccination rate is still low in Africa while we want fair access to vaccine for everyone. We should show solidarity to deal with this pandemic,” Macron said on Twitter.

Africa has so far vaccinated only about 2% of its population. To date, 7.7 million cases of Covid-19 infections have been reported on the continent with 194,946 deaths. The peak of weekly infections was 250,000 in early July.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the third wave of infections has declined on the continent in recent weeks. However, there has been a sharp increase in the number of infections in at least 16 African countries.

Additional Info

  • communiques: Non
  • couleur: N/A
On the same topic
Kenya has asked the World Bank for rapid emergency financing to cushion the economic shock from the war in Iran, Governor Kamau Thugge said...
Seven of Nigeria's top 11 listed banks missed the March 31 deadline for 2025 audited accounts, all citing pending Central Bank approval The bottleneck...
DRC secures $3.1 million UK funding for agricultural SMEs Program to support 5,000 farmers, including women-led businesses Initiative targets...
AfDB approved $755m across 18 projects between January and mid-April 2026, a 443% jump on the same period last year — its strongest start since...
Most Read
01

Algeria launches bid for two NGSO satellite telecom licenses Move aims to expand broadband ac...

Algeria Opens Satellite Market to Competition, Inviting Global Operators
02

Four major operators—Mauritel, Mattel, Rimatel, and Chinguitel—submitted a combined bid of ...

Mauritanian Telecom Operators Submit $27 Million Combined Bid for 5G Licenses
03

(EBID) - EBID aims to allocate nearly 41% of its commitments to projects with environmental and...

EBID makes giant strides for a green transition in west africa
04

Nigeria, Nestlé sign MoU for dairy training center in Abuja Center to train farmers in breeding, ...

Nigeria, Nestlé partner to strengthen dairy sector skills
05

Operators review 2025 investments, outline 2026 expansion plans Consumer complaints persist...

Cameroon Presses Telecom Operators on Service Quality as Complaints Rise
Enter your email to receive our newsletter

Ecofin Agency provides daily coverage of nine key African economic sectors: public management, finance, telecoms, agribusiness, mining, energy, transport, communication, and education.
It also designs and manages specialized media, both online and print, for African institutions and publishers.

SALES & ADVERTISING

regie@agenceecofin.com 
Tél: +41 22 301 96 11 
Mob: +41 78 699 13 72


EDITORIAL
redaction@agenceecofin.com

More information
Team
Publisher

ECOFIN AGENCY

Mediamania Sarl
Rue du Léman, 6
1201 Geneva
Switzerland

 

Ecofin Agency is a sector-focused economic news agency, founded in December 2010. Its web platform was launched in June 2011. ©Mediamania.

 
 

Please publish modules in offcanvas position.