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Paris (AFP) - A French parliament session was thrown into turmoil Thursday after a far-right MP was accused of yelling "back to Africa" to a black colleague posing a question on migrant arrivals to the government.

Fashion designer Ozwald Boateng met the royal couple after their guided tour of the exhibition.

Averting a climate disaster without compromising economic growth and development is a key issue for African countries. Energy production and use is the single biggest contributor to global warming, accounting for roughly two-thirds of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, electricity use and access are strongly correlated with economic development.

Scientists are sounding the alarm about the extreme increases in the Earth’s temperature. A new report by UNICEF warns that 2022 could be the “coldest year of the rest of our lives”. Heatwaves are becoming stronger and lasting longer. These increases are threatening the limits of human survival.

The British subsidiary of the mining and trading group is penalised for seven bribery offences in five African nations.

Miner hit with largest ever UK legal penalty for a company over ‘endemic’ corruption at African oil trading desk

People with monkeypox can spread the virus up to four days before symptoms appear, with more than half of transmissions potentially taking place during this period, a UK study estimated Tuesday. While the findings have yet to be confirmed, they suggest that many monkeypox infections cannot be prevented by asking…

The U.N. climate summit is back in Africa after six years and four consecutive Europe-based conferences

Insecticide-resistant newcomer caused unprecedented urban outbreak in Ethiopia and can survive the dry season, scientists say