In his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, William Ruto lamented Africa’s exclusion from permanent representation on the UN Security Council, despite accounting for more than a quarter of the assembly’s membership.

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    That’s not really the purpose of the Security Council. It’s not a reward, it’s a place to make the powers that can wipe out life on the planet sit down and talk even if they don’t want to. That’s why there’s a veto.