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Africa 54 - October 13, 2021
On this edition of Africa 54: the chairman of U.S. drugmaker Moderna has confirmed that Senegal, Rwanda, and South Africa are three 'potential' sites for its planned vaccine plant in Africa; in Madagascar, more than a million people are suffering from a four-year drought that the World Food Program has called the worst in 40 years; & the U.N.'s top court has set a new sea boundary in a ruling that hands Somalia several offshore oil blocks that are claimed by Kenya.
Boosting Vaccine Equity for Africa
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, we explore vaccine inequity on the African continent. We also look at efforts for COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing in Africa. Host Haydé Adams brings you a conversation with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and our guest Phionah Atuhebwe, a medical officer at the World Health Organization, talks about lagging vaccinations across Africa.
