Switching the narrative on Africa and Covid-19
Tristan Weller calls on readers to switch the narrative on Africa and Covid and think instead of Africans as partners, rather than victims.
With the continent accounting for less than 1% of the world's deaths from Covid-19, despite making up 17% of its population, Africa is far from experiencing the exponential growth we are seeing in Europe and America.
What is needed is greater cooperation over procurement and the recognition that Africa needs solutions tailored to its own way of life, not simply lifted from the Northern hemisphere.
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