Johannesburg – In a unique public/private partnership, MTN, Africa’s leading mobile network, has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. On 14 January 2021, President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chairperson of the African Union, announced that the African Union had secured a provisional 270 million COVID-19 vaccine doses on behalf of its Member States, through advance procurement commitment guarantees of up to US$2 billion to the manufacturers by the African Export-Import Bank. This was an important milestone in efforts to ensure equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine for Africa’s people. Contributions by private organisations, like MTN, are therefore essential to help the continent reach its target. “In the coming months, MTN Group will look at similar support commitments for the markets in which we operate in the Middle East.”

Source: Front Page Africa January 27, 2021 15:11 UTC