French President Emmanuel Macron greets Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo after a meeting during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame delivers his speech during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
From the left, chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat, French Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Stephane Sejourne, French President Emmanuel Macron, Jose Manuel Barroso, former President of the European Commission and former Prime Minister of Portugal, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, and Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi applaudduring the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron, second right, and French Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Stephane Sejourne, right, attend a meeting with Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
FILE - A woman with a child on her back waits in a queue to be screened for COVID-19 at a testing centre in Soweto, South Africa, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining several African leaders on Thursday June 20, 2024 to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic exposed gaping inequalities in access to them. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)
Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, right, speaks with Rwanda's President Paul Kagame during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron joined some African leaders on Thursday to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron waits for a bilateral meeting during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat, French Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Stephane Sejourne, French President Emmanuel Macron, Jose Manuel Barroso, former President of the European Commission and former Prime Minister of Portugal, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, and Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron and officials pose during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye delivers his speech during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Rwanda's President Paul Kagame during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech during the opening session of the the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne, right, welcomes Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye as he arrives for the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron joined some African leaders on Thursday to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting with Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting with Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)