New Covid-19 variant prompts travel restrictions on southern African countries

Archivo-Aviones de la compañía aérea alemana Lufthansa estacionados en el aeropuerto de Frankfurt, en medio de la pandemia del Covid-19. En Frankfurt, Alemania, el 2 de junio de 2020. © Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach

South Africa and its neighbours are increasingly isolated from the rest of the world. The US has joined a growing list of countries banning travellers hailing from southern African nations due to fears of a new Covid-19 variant. Also, we bring you a report on the Christian minority in Sudan. Recent political instability has brought both hope and fear to the long-persecuted community. Finally, camels play a crucial role in Somalia, providing milk, meat and muscles to nomadic populations.