Coronavirus vaccine inequality criticised by African health official

A grave digger prepares graves in Port Elizabeth amid a second wave of coronavirus in South Africa (AP/Theo Jeftha)

Coronavirus cases are surging across Africa while people in richer countries are being vaccinated against Covid-19.

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention director John Nkengasong has warned that the continent might not see vaccines until after the second quarter of 2021.