The United Nations hopes for a constructive outcome from the upcoming meeting between African leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin with regards to the UN-brokered grain deal, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that he encourages any and all efforts that would put an end to the conflict in Ukraine just as an African delegation led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa heads to Russia and Ukraine with a peace initiative