Africa

Nigeria will honour PM Narendra Modi with the Grand Commander of The Order of the Federal Republic during his tour of the country

Intense and unseasonal rainfall has led to flooding in parts of the Sahara Desert near the Draa Valley in Morocco, sparking an unprecedented wave of vegetation growth across the arid landscape

Vasundhara Oswal was reportedly seized by a group of 20 armed men at the family’s extra neutral alcohol (ENA) plant in Uganda.

The Namibian government is considering a drastic and controversial measure of culling over 700 wild animals, including elephants and zebras to alleviate the hunger crisis.

The terrorists opened fire on a group of people who were digging trenches designed to protect security outposts in Barsalogho, located 40 km north of the strategic town of Kaya in Burkina Faso.

It is pertinent to note that the protests are mainly Gen-Z-led rallies, which began last week over demands to scrap the finance bill that proposes tax hikes.

In a blow to the US security presence in Niger, the latter has suspended its military agreement with the former "with immediate effect"

Reports say that speculation about a coup in Congo has been rife since August after the military took over in Gabon following the victory of the ousted President Ali Bongo in Gabon.

As per the updated report, over 9000 people are still missing, according to CNN. However, the OCHA, in its previous report, said at least 11,300 people died in Derna due to devastating flooding, citing the Libyan Red Crescent figures for Saturday's report, according to CNN. 

The death toll in Derna, a coastal city in Libya, has risen to 11,300 as search efforts continue in the wake of a catastrophic flood