A U.S. journalist detained in Myanmar was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a military court on Friday.

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, has said COVID-19 pandemic should not overshadow all the other public health challenges facing the region.

Pope Francis thanked journalists on Saturday for their coverage of the clerical sexual abuse scandal that’s plagued the Catholic Church.

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of South Africa’s last white president, Mr. Frederik de Klerk, as ”the end of an era, because of his tremendous impact on history and the cause of justice.”

About 200 countries meeting in Glasgow, Scotland have adopted an outcome document that UN Secretary-General, António Guterres lauded as “reflecting the interests, the contradictions, and the state of political will in the world today”.

Ghana’s parliament on Thursday hold the first public hearing on a new law that would make it illegal to be gay or to advocate for gay rights, its press office said.

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has urged world leaders to show more commitments to climate financing, as the world seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and arrest the damaging effect of climate change.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries had risen to 45 million – up by three million in 2021 – as acute hunger spikes around the world.