AstraZeneca jabs continue despite fears

The head of immunisation for the World Health Organisation in Africa says he doesn't want African nations to lose faith in the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite the fact that some European countries are pausing their rollouts due to safety concerns.

Libya’s new interim government has been sworn into office with a mandate to lead the troubled country to elections later this year.

Aid agency Save the Children says Islamist militants are beheading children as young as 11 in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado.

(Picture: A Covid-19 vaccine is administered in Kenya. Credit: Reuters)