Paris’ Salon du Chocolat opens its doors/in /by
For five days, the event gathers together chocolate makers, pastry chefs, confectioners, cocoa producers, major brands, and food bloggers from around the world.
Pics of the day: October 29, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Health threats of climate change reach record-breaking levels, report says/in /by
A new report by global health experts has found that climate change is raising temperatures to dangerous levels, resulting in more deaths and the spread of infectious diseases.
Botswana’s President Masisi votes in national election/in /by
Mokgweetsi Masisi cast his vote on Wednesday in an election that will determine whether he will serve a second term in office. His Botswana Democratic Party has governed the southern African nation since independence in 1966
UNRWA warns that Israel’s ban on organisation could cost lives, as Gaza war rages on/in /by
After Israel banned UNRWA from operating on its soil and severed its relations with the organisation, UNRWA is warning that the move could come with a heavy cost for Palestinians. UNRWA gives Palestinian refugees aid, healthcare and education. As the Gaza war rages on, these resources are dwindling.
Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina faces loss of South African ID in nationality dispute/in /by
The decision has stirred up questions about citizenship, belonging, and identity in South Africa.
WHO reports record 8 million TB cases last year/in /by
About 1.25 million people died of TB last year, the new report said, adding that TB likely returned to being the world’s top infectious disease killer after being replaced by COVID-19 during the pandemic.
Cult attack in Ugandan village leaves eight dead, including children/in /by
The assault took place late Tuesday night in Mizizi A, a small village in Kagadi district, about 250 kilometers (150 miles) west of Kampala, Uganda’s capital.
Baby pygmy hippo takes first underwater dip in Berlin zoo pool/in /by
Toni, a baby pygmy hippo, took her first underwater dip in Berlin zoo pool on Tuesday, alongside fellow hippos. The youngest of four siblings, Toni is just under five months old. Zookeepers say she is developing in a healthy way.
Pressure mounting on Britain to pay reparations for transatlantic slave trade/in /by
Pressure is growing on Britain to pay reparations to Commonwealth nations for its involvement in the slave trade. The government currently insists it will not pay.