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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, listens as South Africa's Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana makes his opening remarks during their meeting at the National Treasury in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, part of her South Africa visit. AYellen is on a 10-day tour of Africa, part of a push by the Biden administration to engage more with the world's second-largest continent. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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World Athletics President Sebastian Coe holds a press conference at the conclusion of the World Athletics meeting at the Italian National Olympic Committee, headquarters, in Rome, Nov. 30, 2022. Track and field's governing body is facing renewed criticism for a proposal to allow transgender athletes to continue competing in top female events, although with stricter rules. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

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In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and his South Africa's counterpart Naledi Pandor pose for a photo prior to their talks in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

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In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, Officers are on duty in the control room of the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Russian navy. Admiral Gorshkov, which is armed with the top-of-the-line Zircon hypersonic missiles, set off on a trans-ocean cruise last week. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa cuts a cake with supporters at the Dr Molemela stadium in Mangaung, South Africa, Sunday, Jan 8, 2023. The ANC marks its 111st anniversary with celebratory events in Mangaung, Free State province, where the organization was founded in 1912. (AP Photo)

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This undated electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows rabies virions, dark and bullet-shaped, within an infected tissue sample. Five Americans died of rabies in 2021 — the largest number in a decade — and health officials say some occurred because people didn’t realize they’d been infected or refused life-saving shots. (F. A. Murphy/CDC via AP)

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A general view of the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. Qatar has built eight stadiums for this World Cup and created an entire new city of Lusail where the final will be held. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed)

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FILE - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, depart after attending a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul's Cathedral in London, June 3, 2022. Prince Harry won the first stage of a libel suit against the publisher of Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper as a judge ruled Friday, July 8 that parts of a story about his fight for police protection in the U.K. were defamatory. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, file)

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A rainbow forms in the mist at the top of the waterfalls in Murchison Falls National Park, northwest Uganda, on Feb. 22, 2020. The East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline, a controversial oil project that would connect oilfields in the park to a port in Tanzania is in breach of global environmental and human rights guidelines for banks, according to a new report by Inclusive Development International on Tuesday, July 5. (AP Photo)

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A coffin is prepared to be taken to a symbolic funeral in Scenery Park, East London South Africa, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is to attend the funeral in East London Wednesday for 21 teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at a tavern almost two weeks ago. A large tent has been erected for the service expected to be attended by hundreds of grieving family members and residents of East London’s Scenery Park township. (AP Photo)

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A body is removed from a nightclub in East London, South Africa, Sunday June 26, 2022. South African police are investigating the deaths of at least 20 people at a nightclub in the coastal town of East London early Sunday morning. It is unclear what led to the deaths of the young people, who were reportedly attending a party to celebrate the end of winter school exams. (AP Photo)

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Police forces drive to Elmau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Monday, June 27, 2022. The G-7 leaders will begin Monday's session of their three-day summit with a focus on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, center, walks with South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa after the official welcoming ceremony at the Union Building in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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FILE — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, heads a government delegation on a visit to ASPEN Pharmaceuticals in Port Elizabeth, South Africa March 29, 2021. The first factory to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Africa has announced on Thursday, Mar 12, 2022 that it has not received adequate orders and is planning to stop production within a few weeks, in what a senior World Health Organization official described as a &quot;failure&quot; in efforts to achieve vaccine equity. (AP Photo,file)

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In this photo provided by violinist Vera Lytovchenko, she stands in a cellar with her violin in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 4, 2022. She performs in a new online video called &quot;The Brave Ones&quot; with other artists from various nations, including the U.S., South Africa, Japan and Canada, to raise money for humanitarian aid for musicians in Ukraine. (Vera Lytovchenko via AP)

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held his final election rally of the African National Congress on Sunday at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. (Associated Press)

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South Africa is arguing against that approach, saying that inserting political issues may block consensus on helping civilians.

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South Africa, in particular, says it needs more ancillary support to deliver vaccines, not more doses.

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