U.S. Africa Command carried out the single strike against al-Shabab militants near Galkayo in Somalia's central interior, a Defense Department spokeswoman said.

Police in Lesbos said on Monday the investigation had been ongoing for several months and was being carried out in cooperation with Greece's intelligence service and anti-terrorism task force. No charges have been brought and no suspects have been publicly identified.

Jacob Zuma is accused of receiving bribes from the French arms manufacturer Thales related to the country's controversial 1999 arms procurement contracts.

No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.

No country in the region has responded with more vaccines than Saudi Arabia, which announced this past week that it would send 1 million doses to Tunisia, in addition to medical supplies. The United Arab Emirates, which started manufacturing vaccines earlier this year, has sent 500,000 doses, and Tunisia's neighbor Algeria has sent aid and 250,000 doses.

The U.S. will send 3.5 million Moderna Inc. vaccines to Argentina on Friday as part of growing donations from President Joe Biden’s administration to developing nations across Latin America, Asia and Africa.

South Africa's army began deploying 25,000 troops Thursday to assist police in quelling the weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.

The Tigray People's Liberation Front, which federal troops had initially overrun after fighting that started in November, recaptured the state capital, Mekelle, and have taken back control of more towns, including Mai Tsebri, Alamata and Korem.

Footage of empty or sparse grocery-store shelves has been a staple of local news reports since the weekend, while chains such as Shoprite Holdings and Pick n Pay Stores closed many outlets altogether.

South Africa's police say 72 people have been killed and 1,234 have been arrested in unrest set off by the imprisonment last week of former President Jacob Zuma.