Senegal, European Commission partner in new factory deal
A researcher conducts tests. Senegal and the European Commission are in a partnership to build a vaccine manufacturing plant whose initial focus will be to produce the Covid-19 vaccine for Africa. PHOTO | AFP
Senegal and the European Commission are in a partnership to build a vaccine manufacturing plant whose initial focus will be to produce the Covid-19 vaccine for Africa.
While this is not new —Rwanda, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria have declared their intentions to establish Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing plants — the Dakar plant is second to lay bare actual financing plans for the undertaking.
