UN: Nigeria Demands Two Permanent, Five Non-permanent Seats for Africa
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Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has demanded a reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), arguing that Africa cannot continue to be absent from the council's permanent membership without having permanent representation. Tinubu, speaking via Vice President Kashim Shettima, called for at least two permanent seats for Africa, along with five non-permanent seats.
He asserted that the council's composition should reflect the realities of the contemporary world, rather than replicating the power structures established at the end of World War II.
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