World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti said that although the last week of June saw the continent’s highest number of COVID-19 infections on record, the worst is yet to come (BBC). New infections are doubling every eighteen days, and less than 2 percent of Africans are fully vaccinated.
Sahel: French President Emmanuel Macron holds virtual talks (AFP) today with the presidents of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Mauritania, as well as in-person meetings with the president of Niger, about French support for antiterrorism efforts in the Sahel. Macron announced last month that France would scale back its forces in the region.
