Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan gets Covid jab in policy reverse
Craig TaylorAfter the Covid scepticism of her predecessor, Tanzania’s President Samia launches a vaccine campaign. BBC News – Africa
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Kenyans sue the British army over fire at wildlife sanctuary
Some 1,000 people are going to court after a fire destroyed 12,000 acres of land at a wildlife sanctuary. BBC News – Africa
Nigeria school kidnappers abduct man delivering ransom
Criminals kidnap an elderly man who was sent to pay a ransom for the release of 136 school children. BBC News – Africa
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: What’s stopping aid getting in?
A renewed surge in fighting has made it ever more difficult for aid to reach areas in desperate need. BBC News – Africa
Ethiopia Tigray crisis: New front opens in war as aid fears grow
A bloody eight-month battle for control of the Tigray region spills over into neighbouring Afar. BBC News – Africa
Sudan’s Darfur conflict’s latest surge in violence displaces thousands
“I have cried so much, my eyes can barely see,” one mother tells the BBC after seeing her brother die. BBC News – Africa