Coronavirus: Vaccinating in Africa

The United Nations has been urging every country to vaccinate at least 40% of its population by the end of this year. It had hoped that 70% of the world’s population would be vaccinated by the middle of next year. But many countries are not on track. So far, just over 7% of Africans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, compared to 58% in both the U.S. and Europe, where booster shots are now being offered widely. We hear a conversation between health professionals in Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya.

The UN's World Food Programme says it is being forced to cut aid to hungry people in Yemen because of a lack of funds. It said that five million people at immediate risk of famine would keep the full ration, but its food stocks were dangerously low and more severe reductions would soon be unavoidable. We speak to a BBC journalist covering the story to explain the humanitarian crisis.

As many as 100 people are missing following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar. They were reportedly swept into a lake by waste from a mine in Kachin state. We get the latest from our colleague at BBC Burmese.

Picture: A man gets a Covid-19 vaccine in Abuja, Nigeria (REUTERS / Afolabi Sotunde)