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MAURITANIA
Mauritania’s foreign affairs minister has urged debt cancellation for African nations as a moment that the the continent is facing mounting food insecurity.
Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug said Monday that richer nations must assist developing countries “as quickly as possible to address the challenges threatening their food security.”
“We reiterate our call to eliminate foreign debt for the countries of the African continent,” he told the U.N. General Assembly.
A number of countries this week have voiced concerns about their ability to repay international loans denominated in U.S. dollars amid global inflation.
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REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Republic of Congo’s foreign affairs minister has called on the United Nations to make its Security Council more diverse.
Jean-Claude Gakosso told the U.N. General Assembly on Monday that “Africa must indeed take its place in the community of nations.”
“To think otherwise is simply to exhibit selfishness and to row against the currents of history,” he said.
Gakosso and a number of African leaders have pressed for U.N. Security Council reform throughout this year’s General Assembly.
Republic of Congo’s minister also expressed concern about the war in Ukraine and “the considerable risk of a nuclear disaster.” He called on not only Russia and Ukraine, but other influential nations to “turn their backs on this type of vanity of the powerful, which has so far closed the door to dialogue.”
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