El-Ghassim Wane, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Mali, says the security situation in the country remains volatile and marked by pockets of terrorist violence with devasting consequences for civilians.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Iran and Saudi Arabia would exchange ambassadors after the reopening of their diplomatic mission.

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says no fewer than 400 migrants died between January and March 2023 while attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean.

A curfew has been imposed in Gonder City in Ethiopia’s northern region of Amhara, local officials disclosed on Monday.

Police in Northern Ireland have launched an investigation into a security breach around the visit of U.S. President Joe Biden.

Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom has resumed gas deliveries to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline, following a week of repair work, the company announced on Wednesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron pointed to the risks Europe faces in the conflict over Taiwan in an interview published on Monday following a three-day state visit to China.

Prof. Olalekan Akinbo of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) says African countries should create room for innovation in order to avoid becoming a dumping ground for other countries’ innovations.