Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida promised on Sunday at the Japan-Africa summit in Tunis that he would “correct historical injustice” by seeking a permanent seat for the African continent on the UN Security Council, writes Agerpres.

Kishida was participating in the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) via video conference in Tokyo because he tested positive for the coronavirus.

He stated that Japan intends to “create an environment in which Africans can live in peace and security” so that the continent can develop.

Next year, when Japan has a seat on the Security Council, Japan will strengthen its partnership with Africa and demand UN reform, the Japanese prime minister also said, declaring a “moment of truth” for the UN.

The Security Council consists of 15 members, of which five are permanent – the United States, Russia, China, France and Great Britain. Ten seats are occupied by other UN member states by rotation.

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Japan will fund aid for police training, “fair and transparent” elections, border control and effective judicial and administrative management in Africa, and will appoint an ambassador to the Horn of Africa, Kishida said. For the Liptako-Gourma region, which covers the territory of the Republics of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, $8.3 million is earmarked for the cooperation of the population with local authorities and the improvement of administrative services for five million residents.

The Japanese Prime Minister thanked the African Union and ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) for mediation in preventing the conflict.