
Seychelles president gets Covid-19 vaccine live on TV
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The president of the Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, has been given the Covid-19 vaccine on live television. He received the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine along with his predecessor and several members of his cabinet. Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan gave the Seychelles 50,000 doses.
Plus, we get an update from Cameroon, where several people have been shot dead in a village in the farming community of Mautu in the South West region.
And Zambian music star Roberto tells DJ Edu about the surprising collaboration opportunities the Covid-19 pandemic has thrown up.
(Photo: Seychelles president Wavel Ramkalawan received the Covid-19 vaccine on live TV; Credit: RASSIN VANNIER/AFP via Getty Images)
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