BEIJING, Nov 30, (Asia Free Press) President of China Xi Jinping announced that we would provide an additional 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa and pledged to jointly implement nine programs on China-Africa future cooperation, according to Xinhua’s sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I am assured that the mutual efforts of China and Africa will make this Forum On China-Africa Conference (FOCAC) Conference a full of success, one that shall pool the mighty strength of the 2.7 billion Chinese and Africans and guide us toward a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future,” Xi said while addressing the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of (FOCAC) via video link, Xinhua reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The conference, scheduled for Nov. 29-30 in Senegal’s capital of Dakar, is expected to evaluate the implementation of the outcomes of the 2018 FOCAC Beijing Summit and open up new prospects for China-Africa cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In addition, China will undertake 10 medical and health projects for African countries, and send 1,500 medical professionals and public health experts to Africa to curb the disease in a better way,” Xi added in his virtual address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Nov 12, 2021, China had provided over 1.7 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 110 countries and organizations, including 50 African countries and the AU Commission, according to media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cavince Adhere, a Kenya-based international relations scholar, has said, “the COVID-19 pandemic has served to highlight the strong partnership between China and Africa in the health sector.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also added, “China now ranks as the top supplier of COVID-19 vaccines to African region to save their population and economies from the impacts of the global health crisis.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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