Regional coordination Archives | Page 2 of 10

COVID-19 shots to cost $3 to $10 under African Union vaccine plan

January 20, 2021 Latest Developments Reuters Article/Blog post by John Schellhase

“African countries will pay between $3 and $10 per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the African Union (AU), according to a draft briefing on the plan prepared by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and provided to Reuters.”

EAC states to get 39 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from AU

January 14, 2021 Latest Developments Burundi / Kenya / Rwanda / South Sudan / Tanzania / Uganda The East African Article/Blog post by John Schellhase

“East African Community members states are expected to receive some 39 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from the African Union (AU), which has secured a deal to procure 270 million of the same for all member states.”

African Union secures close to 300 million vaccine doses

January 13, 2021 Latest Developments Associated Press Article/Blog post by John Schellhase

“The 300 million doses are being secured independently of the global COVAX effort aimed at distributing COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income countries.”

Here’s How Africans Can Advocate for Covid-19 Vaccine Equity

January 5, 2021 Analysis and Opinion AllAfrica Op-ed by John Schellhase

“Africans, it is time to take our destinies in our own hands and demand that our leaders do the right things to ensure everyone on the continent gets vaccinated against COVID-19, without waiting for handouts from richer nations.”

Three pillars of Africa’s COVID-19 recovery

December 21, 2020 Analysis and Opinion World Bank Article/Blog post by John Schellhase

“Returning the world to any kind of recognizable ‘normal’ might take years. Even so, there are ways Africa can speed its economic recovery—and build a stronger, more robust, more competitive post-COVID-19 environment for business growth and job creation.”

Mo Ibrahim: Why Africa must emerge more resilient from the COVID-19 crisis

December 10, 2020 Analysis and Opinion Atlantic Council Article/Blog post by John Schellhase

“The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed economies and societies around the world, and in Africa the crisis risks reversing the governance and development successes of the last few decades.”

Spain, Morocco Plan to Promote Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery

December 9, 2020 Latest Developments Morocco Morocco World News Article/Blog post by John Schellhase

“Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Tuesday that Spain and Morocco are engaged in promoting their economic recovery. Although the post-pandemic economic recovery is one priority for the two countries, Morocco and Spain share formal agreements in several fields, such as security.”

Central banks tackle COVID-19 with monetary policy measures

December 7, 2020 Latest Developments Nigeria The Nation (Nigeria) Article/Blog post by John Schellhase

“Policymakers and central bankers in the West African Monetary Zone are tackling COVID-19-induced difficulties in the maintenance of price, financial system stability and sustainable growth in their economies. The central bank governors met in Lagos to discuss diverse and tailored measures deployed by them to meet the peculiar shocks the pandemic had exposed their individual economies. “

Libya: Sayala calls for stepping up tailored COVID-19 response

December 5, 2020 Latest Developments Libya Libya Observer Article/Blog post by John Schellhase

“The Libyan mission to the United Nations participated in the 31st Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Foreign Minister Muhammad Sayala expressed hope that the convening of this special session would contribute to strengthening international solidarity, cooperation, and unit efforts towards confronting the epidemic.”

Health impact Regional coordination

Afro-European Partnerships in Health: Accelerating Better Efficiency of Health Spending

November 30, 2020 Analysis and Opinion Center for Global Development Article/Blog post by John Schellhase

“In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, many sub-Saharan African countries will face serious economic crises and shrinking public spending. One area that may be hit hardest is the health sector, where two decades of hard-fought gains in health access and outcomes may be at risk owing to declining public financing and uncertainty in donor programming.”