GABORONE -- Botswana is planning to fully satisfy its demand for electricity by 2026, the southern African country's energy minister said Saturday.

"The development will enable Botswana to fully satisfy its demand for electricity by 2026 while at the same time diversifying its sources for production," Moagi told journalists after touring the closed Tati Nickel Mining Company located on the outskirts of Francistown, Botswana's second largest city.

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TRIPOLI -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday deplored the killing of two children by explosive devices here in the Libyan capital.

"Children should be safe in their homes. This ongoing disregard for children's safety should stop," said UNICEF Special Representative to Libya Abdulkadir Musse.

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KHARTOUM -- Sudan and U.S. have signed an agreement to restore Sudan's sovereign immunity, said Sudan's Justice Ministry.

"Sudan's government signed a bilateral agreement with the government of the United States on Friday to settle the cases filed against Sudan at U.S. courts, including the bombing of U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam," the ministry said in a statement on its Twitter account Saturday.

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UNITED NATIONS -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged countries to give more play to the roles and functions of communities, noting that they should be put at the heart of the cities of the future.

"When urban communities are engaged in policy and decision making, and empowered with financial resources, the results are more inclusive and durable," the UN chief said in his message for World Cities Day, which falls on Oct. 31 each year. "Let's put our communities at the heart of the cities of the future." Enditem

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