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African Presidents Call for Permanent African Seats on U.N. Security Council

A host of African leaders including the presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Kenya and Namibia demanded the change while the U.N. Secretary General said the lack of a permanent African seat was β€œindefensible.”

Β© Dave Sanders for The New York Times

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of Liberia lobbied for African representation on the U.N. Security Council, whose mandates, he pointed out, mostly concerned Africa’s peace.
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