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Ahmed Attaf attends African meeting on UN reform

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Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf has arrived in Tripoli to attend the ministerial meeting of the African Union’s Committee of Ten on UN Security Council reform. The 14th session is scheduled for 10 and 11 October 2026, according to a statement from Algeria’s Foreign Ministry.

Algerian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Attaf arrived in Tripoli on 10 October to take part in the 14th ministerial meeting of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government of the African Union dedicated to reform of the UN Security Council. He is representing Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, according to a statement from Algeria’s Foreign Ministry.

The meeting is being held on 10 and 11 October in the Libyan capital. The Committee of Ten represents the African position on expanding and reforming the Security Council, as part of the African Union’s efforts to correct historical imbalances in global governance, according to the same statement.

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