Uganda rejects the decision by the International Court of Justice to pay reparations of $325m to DRC, Libya's parliament selected a new interim prime minister amid a controversial vote; And, a new initiative in Senegal to reduce vaccine inequity and make the continent more vaccine self-sufficient.
Local authorities are cracking down on illegal refining in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta State; Ugandan has appointed a former military intelligence chief, who is blacklisted by the U.S., to the top command of the country's police force; And, an interview with World Mobile group CEO and founder in Barcelona, Spain who speaks about connecting Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous island off the coast of Tanzania, online through a mobile network built on blockchain technology.
Ethiopia's Lalibela, once hosted pilgrims visiting the famous rock churches, is struggling to heal from the woes of war; The Sudanese Professionals Association said it is refusing to meet with the UN Special Representative to Sudan; And, activist and artist Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi is fighting an anti-LGBT+ bill in Ghana.
Twenty-six people have died after lightning struck a high-tension power cable on the outskirts of Kinshasa in DRC; World Health Organization scientist said BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron has been found in five African countries; And, villagers in Zimbabwe say a Chinese mining company has told them they will have to leave their homes to make way for a plant.
Guinea-Bissau officials report 6 dead in a failed attempt to overthrow President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Humanitarian groups report over 60 dead in a militia attack at a displaced persons camp in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; VOA analyses the impact of military takeovers in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali on the rise in insurgent violence.