African Union seeks permanent entry into the U.N. Security Council

Africa's push for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council has gathered pace with the meeting in Sierra Leone of a select committee of nations tasked with forging a common regional position.

Foreign ministers and permanent representatives to the African Union and the United Nations drawn from the African Union Committee of Ten (C-10) Nations are reviewing progress in intergovernmental negotiations meant to consolidate an African position.

The member states of the

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