What's driving a spike in measles infections in Africa?

The President of France Emmanuel Macron has called for a summit with leaders of west African countries of the Sahel region. The meeting will assess African leaders' support for the French-led anti-terrorism mission Barkhane. We hear what the president of Burkina Faso had to say in regard, and the United Nations International Organisation for Migration describes the scale of the displacement people are suffering in the region.

We ask the World Health Organisation what's driving the spread of Measles infections worldwide.

The Nature Conservancy an American organisation purchased $21m worth of Seychelles debt held by European nations including the UK and France. In return, Seychelles agreed to legislation to protect thirty per cent of its oceans – an area almost double the size of Great Britain. Could this be a model for other ocean nations? The BBC’s Catherine Byaruhanga has been finding out.

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