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      No, France Will Not Ban African Travelers Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine

      Social media posts claim France has announced a ban on Africans traveling to Europe if they refuse "the European vaccine" for COVID-19.

      By - AFP | 15 Jun 2020 8:39 AM GMT
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    • No, France Will Not Ban African Travelers Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine

      Facebook posts circulating in Africa claim France has announced a ban on Africans travelling to Europe if they refuse "the European vaccine" for COVID-19. However, France's foreign ministry rejected the claims and AFP Fact Check found no trace of such an announcement.

      "BREAKING NEWS," reads a post in "Africa is HOME", a Facebook page with more than 45,000 followers. "Emmanuel Macron, the president of France and colonial master of France Africa says: Any African country that refuses its citizens from taking the Corona virus vaccine would be banned from travelling in Europe (sic)".

      The post prompted angry responses, including comments that Europeans should "stop coming to Africa" and "leave us alone".

      Similar Facebook posts have been shared in Cameroon, Morocco (in French) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (in French).

      Screenshot of the false claim shared on Facebook, taken on June 10, 2020

      AFP Fact Check has debunked various false claims about vaccination in Africa since two leading French doctors sparked accusations of racism for discussing the idea of testing a COVID-19 vaccine on the continent.

      Also Read: No, COVID-19 Is Not Caused By Bacteria Or Cured By Antibiotics

      Many of the Facebook posts, which have been circulating since June 5, feature a photo of Macron alongside a quote in French attributed to the president. "Emmanuel Macron: Citizens of any African country not willing to use the European vaccine for COVID-19 will no longer travel to Europe," it reads.

      Screenshot of the false claim shared on Facebook, taken on June 10, 2020

      AFP Fact Check ran a Google reverse image search on the photo and traced it to the archives of Reuters news agency. According to Reuters' photo caption, the picture was taken at a press conference in the Polish capital Warsaw on February 3, 2020.

      In the press conference (in French), Macron discussed various issues such as nuclear weapons and European defence. However, he did not mention the COVID-19 pandemic or vaccines.

      The quote does not appear in the French presidency's communication channels, including Macron's Twitter account or the Facebook page or website of the Elysee, his official residence.

      There is currently no vaccine for COVID-19, which has killed more than 400,000 people around the world, according to an AFP tally on June 10, 2020. More than 120 candidate vaccines are currently in testing, with 10 candidates being trialled on humans.

      'Baseless' rumour

      Contacted by AFP Fact Check, the French foreign ministry rejected the claims circulating on Facebook as "baseless".

      Also Read: No, COVID-19 Is Not A Combination Of SARS And AIDS

      Furthermore, the French president would not have the power to impose a Europe-wide travel ban on Africans. Only the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, could propose such legislation.

      Guillaume Roty, a spokesman for the European Commission in France, dismissed the claims in an interview with French channel TV5Monde (in French).

      "There's been no announcement regarding the need to be vaccinated to enter the Schengen area," he said, referring to the group of 26 European countries without border controls between them.

      It's not the first time politicians have been targeted in the wave of misinformation and disinformation triggered by the pandemic.

      AFP Fact Check has previously debunked claims including a doctored news report apparently announcing that US President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 and posts claiming Nigerian politician Atiku Abubakar pledged to pay citizens to stay home during lockdown.

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      Claim :   France has announced a ban on Africans traveling to Europe if they refuse \"the European vaccine\" for COVID-19.
      Claimed By :  Facebook posts
      Fact Check :  False
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