Africa

9: Schools in Africa have stopped as second-wave cases increase

Pirates attack Turkish ship off West Africa; kill 1, kidnap 15

The cyclone is weakening in central Mozambique, but it is threatening

Nigeria’s 10-year sentence for blasphemy has been overturned

The UN warns of “serious” rape allegations in Tigray, Ethiopia

In Somalia, mothers fear that their sons have been sent to the conflict in Ethiopia

Russian-backed mercenaries dig fortified trenches across Libya, raising US concern over Kremlin motives

South African government minister Jackson Mthembu dies of Covid

Oxford scientists prepare vaccine versions to fight emerging virus variants – The Telegraph

The new COVID-19 version overcomes plasma treatment and may reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine