Fans dubbed her “Chihera,” a revered totem associated with a lineage of assertive, independent women. One gushed: “Ambassador, you are truly a daughter-in-law of Africa. I love it, I love it!” ...

The raven figures prominently in Norse mythology as a symbol of the god Odin (also Woden), the god of war and death who famously gives up an eye for wisdom.

Followers cheered the ambassadors on and assigned them Shona totems — symbols of kinship and respect. Australian Ambassador Minoli Perera, whose dish took second place, knelt on a reed mat, blowing ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In a world of trade wars, tariffs and tensions, foreign diplomats in Zimbabwe found a more lighthearted way to vie for supremacy: a cooking contest.

Fans dubbed her “Chihera,” a revered totem associated with a lineage of assertive, independent women. One gushed: “Ambassador, you are truly a daughter-in-law of Africa. I love it, I love it!” ...

Fans dubbed her “Chihera,” a revered totem associated with a lineage of assertive, independent women. One gushed: “Ambassador, you are truly a daughter-in-law of Africa. I love it, I love it!” ...

Paul-Bertrand Barets, French Ambassador to Zimbabwe, prepares a dish in the kitchen of the residency in Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, March 16, 2025 for a cooking competition pitting foreign ...