This archive report was first published on 18 November 2021.
November 17, 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Nairobi, marking the Biden administration's highest-level trip to Africa so far. The visit comes as the Horn of Africa region grapples with an ongoing civil war and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, as well as a recent military coup in Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce this week that it will grant emergency authorization for booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 18 and older.
Thousands of migrants remain stuck in dire conditions along the Belarus-Poland border, with guards on the Polish side using tear gas and water cannons to keep them from crossing.
