Natasha Loder, health policy editor at the Economist, discusses a promising coronavirus vaccine with a 90% efficacy rate, while addressing the regulatory and distribution hurdles ahead. Kinley Salmon, Africa correspondent, dives into the recent tumultuous elections across Guinea, Tanzania, and Ivory Coast, exploring how strongmen manipulate democracy to cling to power. They also touch on India's complicated relationship with cannabis, highlighting the clash between moral campaigns and cultural acceptance.