
African leaders discuss finances in Paris
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
Leaders from across the continent are in France for a summit looking at the issues of debt relief and the post-Covid recovery.
Kenya’s health authorities are warning of a severe shortage of Covid-19 vaccines after around two million expected doses have not been delivered.
And the new project that seeks to help creatives with mental health problems they may face.
(Picture: The president of the African Development Bank Akinwumi Adesina, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and the Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, attenting the summit in Paris. Credit: Getty Images)
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Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.


