The IMF has approved a $3.5bn loan for Ivory Coast. It said the loan will help the country tackle the triple shocks of the Covid pandemic, global monetary tightening and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It’s Africa Day! This year marks 60 years since the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Plus, Sierra Leone’s iconic Cotton Tree has fallen during a storm in Freetown. Three years on from the death of George Floyd, we look at what has changed for the African-American community.