When United Nations (UN) was founded in October 1945, only four African countries were part of this organization. Today, all 54 countries are member states of the UN.
Of the 193 member states, only China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States of America (USA) are the only permanent members of United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the organization’s highest decision-making body. This gives them more powers (veto) than the rest of all UN member states when it comes to decision making in the council. including the entire African.
