IMF approves $3.5bn loan for Ivory Coast

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.<br /> <br /> It&rsquo;s Africa Day! This year marks 60 years since the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).<br /> <br /> Plus, Sierra Leone&rsquo;s iconic Cotton Tree has fallen during a storm in Freetown.<br /> <br /> Three years on from the death of George Floyd, we look at what has changed for the African-American community.