Covid: South Africa passes one million infections as cases surge
South Africa is seeing a steady increase in cases driven by the new coronavirus variant.
South Africa has become the first country on the continent to register more than one million Covid-19 cases.
We speak to Liberia鈥檚 Finance minister Samuel Tweah as the country has been promised over $48 million of financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund.
And the Central African Republic still held elections even while rebel attacks were ongoing in parts of the country.
(Photo: People wearing face masks in Cape Town. Credit: Getty Images)
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