Nigeria
Takeaways about AP’s research into cocoa from a protected Nigerian rainforest
OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — The habitat of a dwindling population of critically endangered African forest elephants is under threat, a victim of the world’s chocolate hunger. Deforestation caused by planting cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate, is reducing the Omo Forest Reserve, a protected rainforest in southwestern Nigeria that helps combat climate change … Read more
Mary Earps is deserved winner of BBC’s Spoty Award – or has she been rewarded for her failures?
Mary Earps with the Golden Glove Award after the World Cup final – Getty Images/Andy Cheung She deserved it for her heroics on and off the field If saving a penalty in England’s first senior World Cup final in 57 years isn’t enough to win the nation’s hearts, celebrating that save by angrily shouting “f— … Read more
City lovers, Spanish kissers, failing cricketers – 10 things we learned in 2023
Manchester City achieved the holy grail of winning the Champions League in 2023, but did so against the backdrop of an unprecedented number of charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. It was that kind of year in many ways. Spain made history by winning the Women’s World Cup, but was immediately … Read more