Reparación daños COVID-19

Relatives attend the funeral of Benedict Somi Vilakasi at the Nasrec Memorial Park near Johannesburg on Thursday. Vilakasi, a Soweto coffee shop manager, died of covid-19 on Sunday. (Jerome Delay/AP)

The covid-19 pandemic has dealt a severe injury to Africa’s development prospects and worsened the conditions of its poor and vulnerable. Although there are calls for voluntary international aid to support the continent during this difficult time, this is far from the best solution.

The continent must be accorded damages and liability compensation from China, the rich and powerful country that failed to transparently and effectively manage this global catastrophe. Africa’s economic gains since the last global crisis have been eroded. It is time to make offending rich countries pay the poor ones a global risk burden tax for delaying their rise out of poverty.…  Seguir leyendo »