Africa demands UN Security Council veto

African leaders are sticking with their demand for two veto-wielding permanent seats on the UN Security Council, rejecting a compromise some had hoped would ensure the success of proposed UN reforms.

“Africa has come together with a consensus, which is to push Africa’s case,” Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin said after the decision was made at an extraordinary African Union summit yesterday. “Africa’s case is to get two permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council with veto power.”