Africa Business Radio

More African countries joined the rush to suspend air links with the south of the continent after the emergence of a new Covid variant, sparking a cry of anguish from South Africa. The world’s widening travel bans also prompted the postponement of Africa’s biggest shop window for investment, as a glittering top-name gathering in Abidjan was postponed. South Africa says it is being made a scapegoat for discovering the Omicron variant. Foreign ministry spokesman Clayson Monyela says It is quite regrettable, very unfortunate about travel restrictions imposed by a fellow African country. He noted that South Africa had recently made substantial donations of vaccines to some of the countries that were now imposing flight bans.