and armoured vehicles, but they are entering a situation that is only getting worse. stephanie prentice, bbc news. let us go to west africa. the red cross in nigeria is warning that communities affected by extensive flooding there could soon face outbreaks of disease. it s believed people whose homes have been submerged are living on boats in an attempt to protect valuable roofing materials from looters. the state of kogi in central nigeria is one of the worst affected. our west africa correspondent mayenijones is in its capital, lokoja. a neighbourhood submerged. nigeria is facing disaster hundreds dead, the worst flooding for a decade. for the past three weeks, this has been the only way some of the people here have been able to get into their houses. this civil servant moved here a decade ago with her husband, who passed away during the pandemic. she now takes care of her four children on her own. you re doing very well. yes. take your time.
invasion of ukraine, the energy crisis that that has created, to sort of re establish, to create a better relationship, we saw, for example, members of nicolas maduro, the president there, his family were arrested in the united states, on drug charges and they have been sent back to venezuela in exchange for americans in prison there so all of these things, i think, our efforts to try to normalise things in the middle of a global energy crisis too. all right, thank you. let s go to west africa now. the red cross in nigeria says communities affected by extensive flooding in the country could soon be gripped by outbreaks of disease. it s believed some people are staying in boats where their homes had been submerged to protect valuable roofing materials from looters. the state of kogi in central nigeria is one of the worst affected. 0ur west africa correspondent mayenijones is in its capital
the president remains in power, but over the last year, there s been an uptick in the number of successful coups across western and central africa. in mali, a group of military officials seized power in 2020. then, after ceding power to civilians, they staged a second coup in may 2021. last april, in chad, the army took control of the country just a days after the president was killed. in guinea, special forces led a coup back in september, saying that the country s president hadn t done enough to combat poverty and corruption. and just last week, in burkina faso, the military ousted president rock kabore, blaming him forfailing to contain violence by islamist militants. and that brings us to guinea bissau. though this coup attempt appears to have been thwarted, its left the country and the greater region shaken. 0ur west africa correspondent mayenijones has more. in his first address after the attempted coup,
then, after ceding power to civilians, they staged a second coup in may 2021. last april, in chad, the army took control of the country just a days after the president was killed. in guinea, special forces led a coup back in september, saying that the country s president hadn t done enough to combat poverty and corruption. and just last week, in burkina faso, the military ousted president rock kabore, blaming him forfailing to contain violence by islamist militants. and that brings us to guinea bissau. though this coup attempt appears to have been thwarted, its left the country and the greater region shaken. 0ur west africa correspondent mayenijones has more. in his first address after the attempted coup, president embalo was keen to reassure the citizens of his country, as well as the international community. talking about the attack, he said he was open to dialogue, and that the violence was not necessary.
and ten days in quarantine for all who do come here. the uk government says the measure will buy time to study the omicron variant, but the travel and holiday plans of many nigerians have been thrown into chaos. the bbc s west africa correspondent mayenijones reports from lagos. lagos, africa s largest city, usually becomes even busier at this time of year. but the news that nigeria would be added to the uk s red travel list has thrown christmas plans into jeopardy. binta is a british national, now stuck in lagos. she s the main carer for her disabled daughter in london, and is desperately worried about her. i m fullyjabbed, i ve also got the booster, and i feel that people should be allowed to isolate in their homes based on those principles. to me it makes no sense that we have followed the rules and tried to comply, being punished.