The World Bank and U.S., French, and German government donor agencies announced $712 million in funding (Bloomberg) for the production of 500 million Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses through 2022 in a new South African manufacturing hub.
Sudan: Hundreds of people in the capital, Khartoum, protested International Monetary Fund–backed reforms (Al Jazeera) that would cut fuel subsidies and called for the transitional government to resign. Fifty-two police officers were reportedly wounded (Sudan Tribune).
