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Africa demands UN Security Council seats as Ruto warns of credibility crisis

President William Ruto speaks during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, September 24. [PCS]

Africa's exclusion from the United Nations Security Council has left the body facing a deep credibility crisis, President William Ruto told world leaders on Wednesday at the 80th General Assembly.

"Africa is no longer willing to wait on the margins of global governance while decisions about peace, security and development are made without our perspectives and without our voice," noted Ruto, adding, "Africa's exclusion is not only unacceptable, unfair and unjust, it also undermines the credibility of the United Nations."

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