President Xi Jinping has pledged that China will donate one billion additional coronavirus vaccine doses to Africa.
Mr. Xi said 600 million jabs would be sent directly, while the remainder would be delivered by other means, including through investing in vaccine production sites in Africa.
China has delivered about 180 million vaccine doses to Africa so far, just under a fifth of them as donations.
Less than 7% of Africa’s population is fully vaccinated. Some countries do now have enough vaccines but hesitancy is a big problem.
President Xi made the promise during the triennial China-Africa forum which is underway in Senegal.
He also said Beijing would encourage Chinese companies to invest $10bn (£7.5bn) in Africa over the next three years.
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SOURCE: BBCNEWS
