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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley received a thundering ovation after delivering the 20th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Durban, South Africa.

Her address pursued the theme “Social Bonding and Decolonization in the Context of the Climate Crisis: Perspectives from the Global South”.

At COP27 a UN Expert Group demanded that business should be charged with obligations to address climate change.

That seems controversial but is a profoundly pro-business proposal. Indeed, if the world does not define the climate obligations of enterprises, and if climate change causes damage, companies’ risk being sued out of existence.

At just 26, Olamide Olowe, founder of the Topicals skincare brand, has become the youngest Black woman ever to raise more than $2m (£1.7m) in a financing round, according to business magazine Forbes. She smashed her own previous record and raised $10m.

Ms Olowe posted on her Instagram account that she was "excited" by the announcement and would continue expanding the company and supporting non-profits that provide mental health support.

After an invasive plant species destroyed his grandfather’s rice farm in India, Nathan Elias wanted to help. Elias, who lives in Texas, developed a system to help farmers detect and identify invasive species using their smartphones.

Through a smartphone camera and mobile app, Elias’ tool sends farmers’ images to experts who can quickly identify invasive species: non-native plants, insects or other organisms that can harm crops.

In the lead up to COP27, the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Egypt in November, over 700 youth from twenty-one African countries have signed a joint open letter calling on the leadership of the African Union (AU) to prioritize systemic change in the face of the worsening climate crisis.

The U-turn by Greater Accra Regional Minister Hon. Henry Quartey in giving an assurance that not a single building on the Sakumono Ramsar site will be demolished is disappointing.

This comes barely a month after assuring the nation that structures on the Ramsar site would be demolished. The first phase took place last month with the demolition of mainly fence walls.

It has been announced that Shyam Saran Negi, the man dubbed "India's first voter" has died.

Thought to have been the first person to cast a ballot when India held its first general election after gaining independence from British rule, Mr Negi has voted in every election since then.

Huge tourism milestone achievement places destination Jamaica very close to levels of the 2019 pre-Covid pandemic period. As the destination continues its strong tourism recovery, Jamaica has welcomed over 2 million stopover arrivals for 2022 as of October in line with previous projections.

A Kenyan company that makes safer indoor burning stoves is among the 15 finalists in the running to win a $1.2m (£1m) environmental award founded by the Prince of Wales.

Charlot Magayi, who used to sell charcoal for fuel, started Mikuru Clean Stoves initiative after suffering repeated respiratory infections due to charcoal and her daughter was severely burnt by a stove.

Soon, more than 190 nations will address climate crisis solutions at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

From November 6 through 18, at least 35,000 people are scheduled to attend public and private sector talks to advance efforts to implement climate solutions to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and enhance adaptations to climate impacts.

Leading precious metal asset firm, Rosland Capital, last night unveiled the exclusive range of Gold & Silver Fernando Hierro coins, in honour of one of the most highly regarded and decorated football players in history.

Newly qualified drone pilot Uddesh Pratim Nath is excited about the opportunities his new skills have opened up for him.

"Being certified has opened new avenues for me. I have been working with different industries like survey mapping, asset inspection, agriculture and many others," he says.

The U.S. state of Maryland, one of the 13 original states, has a rich history that has always included Indigenous people. Elizabeth Rule, a professor-turned-app developer, is helping people learn about those contributions past and present.

“I really became interested in mapping as a way to tell the untold stories of Indigenous peoples,” said Rule, an assistant professor on race, gender and culture at American University in Washington and an enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.

A public art project continues to engage viewers worldwide with a social justice message.

Houston hosted the latest street mural exhibition organised by Street Art for Mankind, a non-profit organisation in New York that has helped 80 international artists create human rights-themed murals and display them on busy pedestrian walkways in major cities.

A new Zulu king has been crowned at a historic event attended by thousands in South Africa's coastal city of Durban.

King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini was formally acknowledged as monarch by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who gave him a certificate of recognition. The ceremony was the first Zulu coronation since South Africa became a democracy in 1994.

A severe tropical storm has killed at least 45 people in the Philippines, unleashing floods and landslides in southern provinces, officials say. Storm Nalgae caused the most havoc in Maguindanao province, on Mindanao Island. There is extensive flooding in and around the city of Cotabato.

Nalgae is sweeping north, where the capital Manila expects torrential rain. Rescuers pulled many bodies from thick mud after landslides. The storm winds are gusting at up to 95km/h (59 mph).