Battle for UN Security Council seat: Kenya, Djibouti take ‘war’ to New York
A recent UN Security Council meeting in New York. The annual United Nations General Assembly brings together 196 delegates. Kenya and Djibouti are both vying for a non-permanent seat to represent the African Union. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
Djibouti played up Nairobi’s current boundary dispute with Somalia as an indicator that the country could not be trusted to handle regional security matters.
Kenya, however, flaunted its credentials as a pillar of peace in a troubled region, citing in particular its role in assisting millions of Somali and South Sudanese refugees, and ultimately helping the two to form their own governments.
