African heads of state unanimous on UNSC seats

"The text of the declaration and the resolution that will be submitted to the UN were adopted by the presidents on Monday night. They debated the question at length but they are in agreement on the main point: that Africa should obtain two permanent seats with veto rights on the (UN) Security Council," an AU official who wished to remain anonymous.

"The texts have been adopted. We intend to ask unanimously for the two UN Security Council seats," Rwandan Foreign Minister Charles Murigande told AFP on the second day of the fifth ordinary summit of the 53-member pan-African organisation, taking place in a Libyan coast town.

The final text of the declaration and the resolution has not yet been made public, but according to a draft resolution obtained by AFP, the African states intended to call for the allocation of "two permanent seats with full privileges including veto rights ... and five non-permanent seats on the Security Council".