On this edition of Africa 54, the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections worldwide accelerates with more than 38 million cases confirmed, the United States remains the worst-hit country in the world; a United Nations report due to be published detailing financial position of the Somali militant group al-Shabaab; Firefighters are on their fifth of trying to contain a forest fire in a conservation area on Africa's tallest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro.