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The EU is pledging another €125 million ($143 million) to support coronavirus vaccination campaigns in Africa, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The money will be used to ensure good distribution of vaccine doses and to train medical teams, von der Leyen said on Wednesday during a visit to the Pasteur Institute in the Senegalese capital Dakar. In addition, analytical and sequencing capacities should be strengthened “to stay one step ahead of the virus.” According to the African Union, not even 12% of the population in Africa had been fully vaccinated by the begin…