Africa 54 - October 13, 2021 | Conflict in Amhara, Somalia-Kenya Sea Border Dispute, & More You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis. Top Stories: Ethiopia's federal military reportedly launched a ground offensive against Tigrayan forces in Amhara region on Monday. The U.N.'s top court has set a new sea boundary in a ruling that hands Somalia several offshore oil blocks that are claimed by Kenya. Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta’s remarks after chairing the UNSC. He made remarks regarding the ICJ ruling as well as the Pandora Papers. In an interview, the chairman of U.S. drugmaker Moderna has confirmed that Senegal, Rwanda, and South Africa are three 'potential' sites for its planned vaccine plant in Africa. The Spanish coast guard rescued 91 migrants off the Canary Islands on Tuesday (October 12), according to officials. One migrant boat had 43 adult males and a second carried 48 adult males. They were all transferred to the Port of Arguineguín in a Spanish Maritime Rescue ship. Sudan's security service has slapped a travel ban on members of a task force overseeing the country's transition to democracy, government sources said, as tensions between civilian and military leaders threaten to boil over weeks after a failed coup. The political crisis erupted on Sept 21, when Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said rogue troops still loyal to Omar al-Bashir had sought to derail by force the revolution that removed the ousted president from power in 2019. ICC hears CAR suspect personally beat prisoners War crimes prosecutors have alleged that a former Central African Republic "Seleka" faction commander personally beat prisoners. A global deal to ensure large multinational companies pay a minimum tax rate of 15% and make it harder for them to avoid taxation has been recently agreed upon by 136 countries. But as White House bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara reports, the world has a long way to go before the deal is implemented. Across the world, people wearing a face mask while in public has become the norm to help prevent the transmission of COVID-19. However, they are still expensive for ordinary people. To alleviate this challenge, A Ugandan company, Biogenics Limited, has established itself as a critical player in the Healthcare industry and as one of the leading distributors of top-quality medical equipment, supplies at affordable cost. For more, Africa 54's Technology Correspondent Paul Ndiho, via Skype, caught up with Dr. Hasahya Tony, CEO, Biogenics Uganda Limited in Kampala, Uganda