UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Thursday, urged the Security Council to strengthen peace operations in Africa, noting that the gains made on the continent and elsewhere were reversing.

No fewer than 40,000 delegates from around the world are to participate in the 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), otherwise known as COP27.

The President of the African Development Bank President (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, said that the Africa Investment Forum mobilized 110 billion dollars in investments for Africa between 2018 and 2022.

The conservative bloc of Israeli opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, was set for a clear election victory on Wednesday, with 97 percent of the votes counted.

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), on Wednesday renewed its call for all necessary measures to ensure that crimes committed against journalists are properly investigated, and their perpetrators identified and convicted.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reversed his decision to skip COP27 and will attend the climate summit in Egypt next week, he has announced.

Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich democracies will discuss how best to coordinate further support for Ukraine.

Impoverished nations in Africa will be given priority regarding new grain shipments from Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said.