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First Red Cross aid reaches Tigray in five months

The Red Cross air shipment, which included essential drugs, arrived in the Tigrayan capital Mekelle.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said it has delivered its first shipment of medical aid in five months to the war-torn Ethiopian region of Tigray.

Plus a smart-tech company has an ambitious plan to provide internet services to the Zanzibar islands via high-flying, solar powered giant balloons.

And the BBC has launched its annual Komla Dumor Award, seeking a rising star of African journalism.

Photo: Generic image of a International Committee of the Red Cross plane and aid truck. Credit: Getty Images.

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