let's get an update from nicholas hock is joining us from st. louis. that's a town just north of the car, over in senegal. so what are you hearing about the situation in the capital of fossil the well, there was a loud explosion. as you mentioned an hour ago, now there's an e recall with people trying to figure out who's in charge of the country. the military soldiers are still mounting key checkpoints, leading to the presidential palace to the national assembly to the parliament. but who are they receiving the orders from it? that's a question. it seems no longer the former strong man with a strong man of brick enough. i so are colonel, did he meet vba out to vba to power in a qu, in january da, posing president rock mark cabaret has what we haven't heard from him. there's been rumors on social media and on local a news sources that he may have been arrested, but that is yet to be confirmed. what's clear is that this army that supposed to be there to protect and to fight off arm groups, it seems, are fighting each other. and i, the root of all this, o

stranded across the region on saturday, off the national carriers forced the council flights. nicholas hock is in senegal capsule dot com, where he says the unions of pushing for better pay. we're outside in airports in downtown decor and the air traffic control tower that you see right behind me is being manned by the military. it's going to be handed over to civilian air traffic controllers because they've brought to an end their strike. they've been on strike for the last 2 days in 17 countries throughout west africa region of the size of the united states. several countries where commercial flights were grounded and no traffic up above. now, the air traffic controllers were angry because of their pay and working conditions . and there was still angry whilst they suspended their actions. they said that we'll go back in action striking in 1010 days time. they're angry about their pay conditions and they're working conditions out. air traffic controllers here earned around $300.00 a month, 1200 dollars a year, compare that to their counterparts in europe. that earn a $100000.00 a year. now

i'll just, i'll just here as nicholas hock, his live for us now in monrovia, the liberian capital. what's happening there right now, and nick, when adrian, this is the early hours, the protest supposed to take place at 10 g. and as you can see, not many people are here yet. this protest, this demonstration was cancelled last week. there's been false rumors that this demonstration will not take place this week on social media. there's been some, some false rumors out there privacy. this demonstration came under attack from pro government forces where some of the civil society activists that took to the streets were stripped naked. so there is a level of fear when it comes to talking about corruption. but the organizer of this protest that's here with us, former senator john balloon is optimistic and is hoping that people will come out to the streets. why is that? why do you think people will come out to protest the level of corruption that we have here in liberia? well, the people have thought of this that as i was happen to miss them for too long, he's saying corruption, assume the

and mismanagement are to blame and let's go live to library as capital monrovia, i was here as nicholas hock. is that nick? tell us more. well, adrian, you know, in a country where most people live on barely 2 dollars a day, a slight rise in prices has a big impact. we're in a market in downtown monrovia and people here are having to do this difficult decision of choosing what they can and cannot afford and things like fish and meat that were affordable before have become a luxury. now president george, where i blame the global war and ukraine and the economic fall out of the kobe pandemic for the country's economic growth. but his critics and political opponents say that perhaps corruption has a role to play in your office for the price high in $2900.00 adrian, a cargo ship build with the equivalent of a $100000000.00. an american cash and barion money was disappeared mysteriously. that's 25 percent of the country's g d p. and what we saw was an increase of price on the market dramatically. now that vessel was later found, but these price highs come on the heels of an announcement bade by t

nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's go to lucy hockings, who's live in windsor for us.e to windsor, the final resting place of the late queen and where a service has been held in st george's chapel in honour of her life. here on the long walk, tens of thousands of people came to pay their respects. they stood very silently, solemnly, for the funeral procession, then they stayed to watch the committal service on lots of large screens set up. what stood out for be amongst people's reflections and emotions they were feeling was the moment when the queen's coffin was lowered into the royal vault, and we heard the lone piper play. for many, it has been the sound of the pipes today, because when i looked around, there were people literally in tears. it was a very emotional moment, that moment. windsorfeels a deep was a very emotional moment, that moment. windsor feels a deep sense of affection for the queen. she was their neighbour, often spotted walking through these grounds. they feel like they had a real connection with her. they were coming to say goodbye to someone that