President William Ruto has once again taken the fight to the United Nations, demanding that Africa be given a permanent seat at the powerful Security Council.
Speaking in New York at a high-level African leaders’ summit on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Ruto branded Africa’s exclusion from the council a “historic injustice” that can no longer be tolerated.
“How can a continent of 1.4 billion people, carrying the biggest peacekeeping burden, have zero permanent representation?” Ruto posed, insisting the status quo was “unacceptable and indefensible.”
The Kenyan head of state rallied fellow African leaders to stand firm behind the Common African Position, which pushes for at least two permanent seats and five non-permanent ones for the continent.
But Ruto warned that demanding a place at the table also comes with responsibility. Africa, he said, must agree on how representatives will be chosen and show readiness to uphold global peace and security.
The African Union’s Committee of Ten, created to push these reforms, has been fighting for years but faces stiff resistance from the current Security Council giants who enjoy veto power.
Ruto’s fiery remarks highlight growing anger in Africa over a UN system still stuck in the post-World War II era. While Europe, Asia, and the Americas all have permanent seats, Africa remains the only continent locked out.
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