Travel ban on Africa is a punishment, not solution to COVID-19 pandemic
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Travel ban on Africa is a punishment, not solution to COVID-19 pandemic

ByBrian Kithinji

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has decried the recent imposition of travel bans on southern African countries after discovery of the Omicron variant, terming it unhelpful in curtailing the spread of COVID-19. There is feeling of betrayal, especially in South Africa, where the hard graft of scientists in unearthing and transparently announcing to the world…

China’s vaccine diplomacy in Africa
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China’s vaccine diplomacy in Africa

ByPauline Kamiri

Over the last decade, China has outgunned Western powers in cementing its ties with the continent, and now it is winning the COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy war. Vaccine diplomacy is a relatively new term that has entered our lexicon primarily due to the pandemic that began in Wuhan, China. It employs vaccine delivery and distribution to…