Episode 62: Do Africans have the right to complain about Covid-19 vaccine hoarding?

President Kagame attends Mo Ibrahim Foundation Dinner in London ahead of the Foundation’s board meeting | London, 6 October 2018
Sudanese-born billionaire businessman Mo Ibrahim (L) with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda at Mo Ibrahim Foundation dinner in London. Photo: Paul Kagame

Of the 1.3 billion people in Africa, only about 7 million have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Mo Ibrahim, the Sudanese-born billionaire, blames rich countries for hoarding vaccines. What if instead he redirected that $5 million prize he gives annually to African presidents for leaving office to areas like healthcare, where it’s desperately needed?

In this episode we also look at what happened to Konza, a smart city Kenya was supposed to begin building 13 years ago but is nowhere to bee seen.

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