Nick Miles

A protective shelter that covers the remains of a destroyed reactor at the nuclear power plant was damaged. The shield was built to prevent radiation from spreading after the Chernobyl reactor melted down in 1986. The International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, said the explosion caused a fire in the structure, which has since been extinguished.

The radiation levels inside and outside the building were currently normal. With his assessment of how optimistic people in Kiev are feeling about an end to the war, here's our Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse.

The radiation levels inside and outside the building were currently normal. With his assessment of how optimistic people in Kiev are feeling about an end to the war, here's our Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse.

James Waterhouse in Ukraine. Next to Ethiopia and African Union leaders meeting in Addis Ababa have agreed to increase taxes and government budgets to create alternative health care funds on the continent following the USAID funding freeze by the United States.

James Waterhouse in Ukraine. Next to Ethiopia and African Union leaders meeting in Addis Ababa have agreed to increase taxes and government budgets to create alternative health care funds on the continent following the USAID funding freeze by the United States.

Many African countries rely on USAID and other donors to provide billions of dollars for programmes including those tackling malaria and HIV. Will Bain spoke to Dr Jean Kesea, Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, who's at the conference.

Many African countries rely on USAID and other donors to provide billions of dollars for programmes including those tackling malaria and HIV. Will Bain spoke to Dr Jean Kesea, Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, who's at the conference.

Dr Jean Kesea, Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. It was an attack by one man alone. That is the conclusion. Prosecutors in Germany have drawn after an asylum seeker from Afghanistan had driven a car into a crowd in Munich on Thursday.

Dr Jean Kesea, Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. It was an attack by one man alone. That is the conclusion. Prosecutors in Germany have drawn after an asylum seeker from Afghanistan had driven a car into a crowd in Munich on Thursday.

The prosecutors say the man, identified as Farhad N, had no links to any terrorist groups, but that he appears to have had a religious motivation. At least 36 people have been injured in the attack. Two people, including a two-year-old girl, are in a critical condition. Our Berlin correspondent Damien McGuinness reports.

The prosecutors say the man, identified as Farhad N, had no links to any terrorist groups, but that he appears to have had a religious motivation. At least 36 people have been injured in the attack. Two people, including a two-year-old girl, are in a critical condition. Our Berlin correspondent Damien McGuinness reports.

Damien McGuinness, next to the Democratic Republic of Congo. And there's growing panic among residents of the city of Bukavu as M23 rebels close in on the city. Two nearby towns and the airport serving Bukavo who have been captured by rebel forces. The advance comes as African heads of state are due to discuss the crisis at an AU summit in Ethiopia this weekend.

Damien McGuinness, next to the Democratic Republic of Congo. And there's growing panic among residents of the city of Bukavu as M23 rebels close in on the city. Two nearby towns and the airport serving Bukavo who have been captured by rebel forces. The advance comes as African heads of state are due to discuss the crisis at an AU summit in Ethiopia this weekend.

I got this update from our Africa regional editor, Will Ross.

I got this update from our Africa regional editor, Will Ross.

Meanwhile, Will, the World Health Organization is saying that fighting has caused a number of patients with the Mpox virus to flee hospitals in the eastern part of the DRC. What do we know?

Meanwhile, Will, the World Health Organization is saying that fighting has caused a number of patients with the Mpox virus to flee hospitals in the eastern part of the DRC. What do we know?

Our Africa regional editor, Will Ross. YouTube is 20 years old. The video sharing platform was created at a time when broadcasting was confined to expensive TV studios. But not many people would have predicted the way it's turned the world of entertainment on its head. This report by Alfie Habersham.

Our Africa regional editor, Will Ross. YouTube is 20 years old. The video sharing platform was created at a time when broadcasting was confined to expensive TV studios. But not many people would have predicted the way it's turned the world of entertainment on its head. This report by Alfie Habersham.

Alfie Habershon reporting. Still to come.