“As of today, all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from the Islamic Republic of Iran… are all automatically terminated,” the foreign ministry
Kenya has outmuscled Djibouti to clinch Africa’s last non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.
Kenya will serve a two-year term in the powerful council beginning Jan. 1, 2021.
Its victory came during the second round of voting by member states in the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday.
The results were announced by the President of the Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, who presided over the election.
Kenya secured 129 votes, just one point above the required two-thirds majority of 128 votes, as against Djibouti’s 62.
Africa has three non-permanent seats, currently occupied by …
