On this edition of Africa 54, leaders of the world's largest economies set to adopt a declaration recommending voluntary actions to boost COVID-19 vaccine production, snubbing a push from the United States and other nations on patenting waivers; Scientists in Burkina Faso breed genetically modified mosquitoes that may reduce the ability of mosquito populations to spread malaria.

A54 Sports: Angola’s Petro de Luanda punched their ticket into the next round of the Basketball Africa League with a narrow 66-64 win over Cameroun’s FAP at the Kigali Stadium in Rwanda Thursday. Union Sportive Monastirienne of Tunisia beat the Rivers Hoopers of Nigeria 99-70 to punch their ticket into the second round of from Group A of the basketball Africa league in Kigali, Rwanda Thursday.