Liberia: ’80 Years of Patience Is Enough’

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has called for urgent reforms to the United Nations Security Council, including greater African representation in the international system. “Eighty years of patience is enough. The time for structural reform is now,” Boakai declared.

He said Africa, with about 1.5 billion people and nearly one-third of UN membership, still lacks a permanent seat on the Security Council, despite the Council devoting significant attention to peace and security issues affecting the…