FOREIGN

In a concerning turn of events, reports are emerging of a coup unfolding in the Republic of Congo, casting a shadow over the nation’s stability. The 79-year-old President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, is currently in New York, United States, where he was scheduled to attend the United Nations General Assembly, while …

Video below shows how disgruntled Indian women shamed and beated homosexual men. Their action showcases their total disgust against homosexuality in the country.

BBC News, Abuja The 70-year-old veteran politician got 36% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%. Their parties had earlier dismissed the poll as a sham, and demanded a rerun. Mr Tinubu is one of Nigeria’s richest politicians, and …

Thermal cameras have shown that there are many people alive but still trapped under a pile of rubble near the building Christian Atsu was staying before the earthquake hit. According to the Turkish tabloid Ajansspor, said about 1,000 people have been detected to be alive. The magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit on …

Christian Atsu’s Hatayspor team-mate denies the former Newcastle and Chelsea player has been found alive amid reports he had been pulled from the rubble following devastating earthquake in Turkey. Daily Mail OnlineFeb 6, 2023 7:59 PM More than 3,000 people have died following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake Christian Atsu’s team-mate …

A network of illegal oil pipelines being unearthed in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region has revealed the extent of oil theft in the country, astounding even the most cynical about Nigeria’s obscure but hugely lucrative oil industry. In Delta state, thieves built their own 4km- (2.5 mile) long pipeline through the …

By Nicolas Négoce & Cecilia Macaulay BBC News in Conakry & London, report for heroesghnews. Capt Moussa Dadis Camara has spent the past 12 years in Burkina Faso Guinea’s former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara has gone on trial over one of the country’s worst massacres. Capt Camara returned from …

Crowds in Ouagadougou on 25 January after the military coup Military coups were a regular occurrence in Africa in the decades that followed independence and there is concern they are starting to become more frequent. This year has already seen two – a takeover by the army in Burkina Faso …

Sahel Islamist insurgency A protester holds a Malian flag during a demonstration organised by the pan-Africanst platform Yerewolo to celebrate France’s announcement to withdraw French troops from Mali, in Bamako, on 19 February 2022. Many Malians welcomed the coups following months of anti-government protests. Widespread anger at chronic insecurity in …

BBC News Ibrahim Traore cited Lt Col Damiba’s inability to deal with an Islamist insurgency as the reason for his overthrow. An army captain in Burkina Faso has announced on national television that he has ousted military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba. Ibrahim Traore cited Lt Col Damiba’s inability to …