President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is "deeply disappointed" with the travel ban placed on his country due to the Omicron variant.

U.S. special envoy Jeffrey Feltman is in Ethiopia's meeting with officials in a bid to revive ceasefire talks and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken continues his Arica trip in Nigeria to discuss cooperation on global health security, expanding energy access, and revitalizing democracy.

Protests continue in Sudan today after at least 15 people died and scores were wounded during demonstrations on Wednesday, & the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Nigeria to discuss COVID-19, climate change, revitalizing democracies, and security issues.