The World Bank and the IMF also argue G-20 countries should extend their moratorium on debt repaymentsImage caption: The World Bank and the IMF also argue G-20 countries should extend their moratorium on debt repayments
A report by the World Bank has estimated that Africa needs about $12bn (£8.6bn) to buy and distribute enough coronavirus vaccines to interrupt transmission of the virus.
A paper written with the International Monetary Fund also argues that G-20 countries should extend their moratorium on debt repayments offered to the world's poorest countries.
It says this should be done for another year, in response to the pandemic.
The World Bank and the IMF are hosting their spring meetings this week to discuss issues of global concern, including vaccines, debt, economic recovery and climate change.
Kenyans petition IMF to stop loaning the country
Kenyans have began signing an online petition asking the International Monetary Fund (IMF) not to give the government any more loans citing corruption.
Through the hashtag #StopLoaningKenya, Kenyans have circulated the online petition link while also giving more reasons why no more lending should occur.
The discussion started days after IMF approved a 257bn Kenyan shillings ($2.4bn;£1.7bn) loan for Kenya to aid in Covid-19 response.
Kenya's public debt has grown by more than 1 trillion shillings in the last one year, Daily Nation newspaper reports.
Kenyans online have quoted President Uhuru Kenyatta's statement that the country loses two billion shillings daily to corruption:
Kenya's Treasury Secretary Ukur Yattani defended the loan saying it was important for the recovery of the economy that was badly hit by Covid-19.
The online petition has continued to attract signatures from Kenyans who have also commented on the IMF social media accounts asking the institution to ask the government to account for previous loans.
Sudan declares emergency as 40 killed in Darfur
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More than 100 people were killed in ethnic clashes earlier in the yearImage caption: More than 100 people were killed in ethnic clashes earlier in the year
Sudan has declared a state of emergency in West Darfur state following ethnic clashes that have left at least 40 dead and thousands of people displaced.
On Monday, the UN said that at least 40 people had been killed and more than 50 injured after violence broke out on Saturday between Arab groups and the non-Arab Massalit ethnic community in the city of El Geneina.
Gunfire could be heard in the neighbourhoods of Hay Al Jabal and Al Jamarik late afternoon on Monday, UN humanitarian affairs agency OCHA said.
The situation remains tense in the town as the two sides mobilise their forces, it adds.
The agency says humanitarian operations have been suspended and the humanitarian flights have been cancelled until the security situation improves.
The town acts as a hub for delivering aid and over 700,000 people are now affected by the deterioration of the security situation, according to the UN.
In January, conflict between the Massalit and the Arab communities in led to the death of at least 129 people and displacement of over 108,000 people - with most of them sheltering in schools and health facilities in the town.
Tuesday's wise words
Our African proverb of the day:
Quote Message: That a tiger prowls along quietly does not mean he is timid." from Sent by Akporherhe Monday and Garland Orhue, both in Nigeria.
That a tiger prowls along quietly does not mean he is timid."
Video caption: Striga destroys billions of dollars worth of crops across Africa evey yearStriga destroys billions of dollars worth of crops across Africa evey year
Striga - or 'witchweed' - is considered the number one pest threat to food security in Africa - destroying billions of dollars worth of crops each year
Palma attack: could jihadists set up a 'caliphate' in Mozambique?
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Video caption: "Now they've got freedom of movement and the word in Pemba is they might be next in line.""Now they've got freedom of movement and the word in Pemba is they might be next in line."
"They've got about 1,000 vehicles captured from the gas people... now they've got freedom of movement and the word in Pemba is they might be next in line."
