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African countries face third Covid-19 wave

The World Health Organisation has warned of a third Covid-19 wave on the continent.

The World Health Organisation says African countries are facing a third Covid-19 wave. It’s Africa Regional Director, Dr. Moeti Mashidiso, says a combination of public fatigue, inability to sustain Covid-19 measures and circulation of new variants could be behind it.

Vote counting underway in Ethiopia’s elections but voting continues in some areas due to logistical issues.

We take a look at the effects of Covid-19 on education in Nigeria.

(Picture: Mixing the Pfizer vaccine at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) on June 09, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that the university has become the country's first tertiary institution to open a vaccination centre for staff and students. Credit: Photo by ER Lombard/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

23 minutes

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Tue 22 Jun 202115:06GMT

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  • Tue 22 Jun 202115:06GMT

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