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Pix of the Day: August 22, 2025/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
UN declares famine in Gaza as more people starve to death/in /by
The IPC determination comes after months of warnings by aid groups that Israel's restrictions of food and other aid into Gaza, and its military offensive, were causing high levels of starvation among Palestinian civilians, particularly children
Berlin Zoo panda twins Leni and Lotti celebrate first birthday/in /by
Berlin Zoo’s panda twins Leni and Lotti celebrated their first birthday on Friday with bamboo, colourful ice cream treats and a large red wooden number one.
DNA shows West African roots in 7th-century England/in /by
Researchers were perplexed, when they discovered that the remains of one woman and one man shared close genetic similarity with present-day Yoruba, Mende, Mandenka, and Esan groups from Sub-Saharan West Africa.
NGO rescues migrants allegedly thrown into sea off Libya/in /by
The IOM says nearly 24,500 people have died or gone missing along the route over the past decade, making it one of the deadliest migration corridors in the world.
Kim Jong Un leads Pyongyang ceremony for troops who fought in Ukraine/in /by
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un led a ceremony in Pyongyang on Friday to honour troops who fought in Ukraine and to commemorate those killed, according to state media.
Finalists rock invisible riffs at Air Guitar World Championships/in /by
Passionate performers from around the world are gathering in Finland this week, competing not with instruments in hand but with invisible guitars.
Countries condemn Israel’s settlement plan in occupied West Bank/in /by
Israel gave final approval Wednesday for an illeegal settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two
Grammy Award-winning US singer Ciara releases first studio album in five years/in /by
Its the US singer-songwriter’s 8th album and her second via her independent label, Beauty Marks Entertainment.
Samuel Eto’o’s future in Fécafoot election hangs in the balance/in /by
With the election just three months away, a bitter standoff over Samuel Eto'o's eligibility, pitting the football federation against the government, threatens to paralyze Cameroonian football's governing body.