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Burp: China’s president on Monday pledged to offer one billion COVID vaccine doses to Africa, with the continent struggling to secure enough jabs for vaccination against the disease. In a speech delivered via videolink at the China-Africa summit near Senegal’s capital, Dakar, President Xi Jinping said his country would donate 600 million doses directly. Another 400 million doses will come from other sources, such as investments in production sites, which are sorely lacking in Africa. Xi’s promise comes as part of a forum between China and African states with an emphasis on trade and security, among other issues, held in...
