Worshipper sanitizes her hand as Catholic faithful celebrate Palm Sunday, without procession due to COVID-19 pandemic, at St. Leo Catholic Church, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, March 28 2021.

The World Bank and IMF also say G20 countries should extend their moratorium on debt repaymentsImage caption: The World Bank and IMF also say G20 countries should extend their moratorium on debt repayments
A report by the World Bank estimates that Africa needs about $12bn (£8.6bn) to buy and distribute enough coronavirus vaccines to interrupt transmission of the virus.

A paper written with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) also argues that G20 nations should extend their moratorium on debt repayments offered to the world's poorest countries.

It says this should be done for another year, in response to the pandemic.

The World Bank and the IMF are hosting their spring meetings this week to discuss vaccines, debt, economic recovery, climate change and more.