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By Chloe Kim BBC News A woman clad in a trench coat and accompanied by a child opened fire in a crowded Texas megachurch before she was gunned down by security, officials say. The suspect, named by police as Genesse Ivonne Moreno, 36, was with her seven-year-old son, who was critically injured in the Houston shootout. Investigators said the attacker ...

By Lipika Pelham BBC News The co-founder of Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria, was among six people killed in a helicopter crash in California on Friday.  Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son, and a former president of the Nigerian stock exchange were all killed in the crash. President Bola Tinubu described the death of Mr Wigwe as ...

By Julius Addae Oduro Ivory Coast beat Nigeria to win the 34th Africa Cup of Nations on February 11, 2024 at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan The elephants came back from a 38th minute goal from William Troost-Ekong to win beat Nigeria 2-1 after regulation time. Frank Kessie put Ivory Coast leveled with his 62nd minute goal before a ...

https://bbc.com/africalive The king of Ghana’s traditional Asante kingdom – known as the Asantehene – has received seven royal artefacts that had been looted from the kingdom nearly 150 years ago. The items were handed over to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, during a ceremony on Thursday, after they were repatriated from the Fowler Museum, based at the University of ...

Source : TalksenseSports The Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF) is gearing up to assert its presence at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament for Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Dakar, Senegal Scheduled from February 9th to 11th, 2024. Leading the charge for Ghana are two promising athletes in the Para Taekwondo category: Patricia Kyeremaa competing in the K44 +65Kg ...

https://bbc.com/africalive Madagascar should abolish a new law which allows for the chemical and surgical castration of people convicted of raping minors as it was “cruel, inhuman and degrading”, rights group Amnesty International has said. Last month, President Andry Rajoelina proposed the amendments to the penal code – that include chemical and surgical castration as punishment for individuals found guilty of ...

By Ione Wells in São Paulo and Patrick Jackson in London BBC News Chilean ex-President Sebastián Piñera, who served two terms and was also a billionaire businessman, has died in a helicopter crash at the age of 74. Three other people aboard the aircraft survived when it came down in a lake near the southern town of Lago Ranco. Piñera ...

By Christian Chibueze Air Côte d’Ivoire organized a press conference on January 25 at the Radisson Hotel, Abidjan to review its activities over the past 10 years and to outline its major ambitions for the future. The press conference was headed by General Abdoulaye Coulibaly, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Laurent Loukou, Director General and Airbus Vice-President Hadi ...

By Ido Vock and Max Matza BBC News At least three people have been killed by falling trees as a powerful storm drenches California bringing flooding, mudslides and power outages. Fire officials have responded to over 130 flooding incidents and conducted several rescues since the deluge began. Forecasters say heavy rain with life-threatening flash flooding will continue into Tuesday. The ...

By Malu Cursino BBC News At least 112 people have been killed by forest fires in Chile’s Valparaíso region, local authorities have said. Gabriel Boric declared a state of emergency and said he would make “all necessary resources” available to tackle the situation. It is believed to be Chile’s deadliest forest fire on record. Many of those affected were visiting ...