UN Security Council: Nigeria gets Cote D’Ivoire, Gambia, other countries’ backing

Nigeria has secured the backing of some West African countries to clinch a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council. The UN Security Council, established in 1945, currently has 15 members — five permanent members (the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, and France) with veto power, and 10 non-permanent members elected for [...]

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