You did well. On the day of house-warming, Mama Ogunde called my friend to her room for a private discussion, advising him to buy a plot of land for his junior brother.
African cultures are beautiful, and the idea of taking responsibility for one’s immediate family, at least, is born out of the many philosophies that formed the foundations of the African society
Despite verbal nods to global cooperation, equity, and solidarity, the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare a brutal realpolitik: all countries will put their citizens first and vaccinate their own populations, before offering charitable leftovers beyond their own borders. Sub-Saharan Africa, more than any other region, learned this lesson the hard way, as COVID-19 vaccines were too few and too late to adequately scale vaccination coverage. African leaders now increasingly recognize that their only path to real health security (“Never Again”) is through self-sufficiency and that means developing their own vaccine manufacturing capabilities.