Victor EzejaBy Kayode Shopekan
President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has called on countries of the world to end discrimination, end apartheid and respect Africa.
Adesina, who spoke via his verified twitter handle @akin_adesina, urged the western countries to lift the travel ban on the African countries.
He also queried why the travel ban was not placed on non-African countries where Omicron had also been found, he condemned the ban travel on Africa.
The AfDB President said: “Why single out African countries, singling out African countries is very unfair, non-scientific, and discriminatory.
“Global vaccines and travel apartheid against Africa are endangering lives, hurting economies, lives, jobs, and livelihoods from a pandemic Africa did not cause.
”It is time to END the apartheid. Respect Africa,” Adesina said.
Many developed countries had implemented travel restrictions against African countries where there are no records of the variant.
However, stakeholders opined that the result of South Africa’s openness in sharing news of the variant had led to what they see as punitive measures.
The variant which was detected last week in Botswana had since then been found in countries across the globe from Scotland to Canada.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with six years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Masters degree in Mass Communication.
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