Africa Day conference spotlights climate crisis

The climate crisis has been in the spotlight of the first day of the 12th Africa Day international conference at Brdo pri Kranju. Promoting its bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, Slovenia said that, if elected, it would aim to step up climate security, as African officials urged global action against climate change.

The two-day conference, which is all the more important for Slovenia's diplomacy in light of its Security Council bid campaign, is attended by foreign ministers of Cape Verde, Malawi, Rwanda, and the Comoros, Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares, Nancy...