Top Stories: When Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan took office in April, she vowed a U-turn in politics from her predecessor, the late John Magufuli. But the arrest of opposition leader Freeman Mbowe in July has dimmed hopes that Hassan will her turn back on Magufuli's iron-fisted style of rule. In a Nigerian port drones, helicopters and attack boats have been put on show as a part of a U.S.-backed initiative to tackle piracy in the Gulf of Guinea - the most dangerous place on earth for seafarers. But experts say hardware alone will not solve the problem. Ivory Coast expanded its Ebola vaccination drive in the commercial capital Abidjan on Tuesday , after launching a campaign to vaccinate health workers the night before in the wake of the country's first positive case in 25 years. Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency raised the death toll from Saturday’s devastating earthquake to nearly 2,000, with nearly 10,000 others injured. Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace disrupted search efforts for a time Tuesday. A new breed of safari vehicle is silently making its way across Kenya's Maasai Mara. Nairobi-based Opibus is converting the gas-guzzling vehicles to offer tourists a more eco-friendly and quiet experience. Thanks to carbon emissions, our oceans are turning to acid. It’s dissolving the shells of oysters and attacking global shorelines - damaging ecosystems that suck more carbon dioxide from ocean waters than all the world’s vehicles spew into the air. In this first of a series of reports. America’s NATO allies are scrambling to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan following the U.S military withdrawal from the country, and the collapse of the Afghan government. Many European officials have voiced fears that the Taliban takeover will increase the risk of terrorism and cause a renewed influx of refugees. Several Egyptian opposition television stations are based in Istanbul, where they broadcast programming critical of Egypt’s government led by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Turkey was a strong supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, but with Turkish-Egyptian rapprochement efforts underway, the opposition TV channels face an uncertain future. According to a policy statement released by the Bank of Uganda, the second wave of COVID-19 appears to have hit the economy severely and reduced prospects for a quick recovery. However, Access to the internet, a growing middle class, and the changing shopping habits due to the coronavirus pandemic have led to the rise of e-commerce businesses and a surge in online sales. . Tech accessories for women often translate to devices in assorted shades of pink. Now one startup is merging the latest technology with jewelry, creating audio earrings that it says don’t compromise style or sound.