Tanzania’s president: ‘People should know that vaccinations are safe’ - a podcast by BBC World Service

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Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan tells the BBC that her taking the Covid-19 vaccination shows that it’s safe. She has departed from the Covid-19 policies of predecessor John Magufuli, with Tanzania ordering more than ten million vaccine doses.

Plus, Nomsa Maseko is in Zambia ahead of Thursday’s general election. President Edgar Lungu is seeking re-election, with economic problems high on the list of concerns for voters.

And Algerian rapper SKORP on how his 110-year-old grandfather inspired him.

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