South Africa halts Astrazeneca vaccinations

In tonight’s edition: South Africa will start its immunisation campaign with Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after data showed AstraZeneca’s shot offeredminimal protection against mild-to-moderate illness from the dominant local virus variant. And delayed elections leave somalia facing a power vacuum after president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s term expires with no clear succession plan. And in Sudan, new violence revives old fears. Many displaced people have started returning to their homes in Darfur but recent attacks in teh region have led them to question their choice;