Equatorial Guinea urges two permanent Security Council seats for Africa

Vice President Tidoro Nigimo Oang Mangu, speaking on behalf of President Obang Gma Basogo, told the United Nations General Assembly that Africa must be given greater voice on the Security Council to reflect its political and demographic weight.

"Equatorial Guinea reaffirms the African common position as enshrined in the Ezelwini consensus and the seat declaration which calls for two permanent seats with veto right for Africa as well as two additional non‑permanent seats on the security council," he said, framing Security Council reform as central to restoring trust and managing global transformation.

Tidoro said fuller African representation would enable the continent to participate "fully in global decisions and strengthen its ability to lead its own development," linking the demand for seats to broader goals of sustainable development and stability. The statement tied the call to established African negotiating positions rather than proposing a new mechanism, repeating the language of the Ezelwini consensus and the seat declaration.

The vice president placed the reform demand in a wider agenda that includes investment and industrialization for Africa, arguing that representative governance at the U.N. is a precondition for collective action on development and migration pressures.