ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Sunday convened a high-level breakfast consultation on the future of the United Nations, bringing together several African Heads of State and senior representatives on the margins of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa.
The closed-door meeting, held at the Addis Ababa Marriott Hotel, focused on strategic discussions surrounding the future direction of the United Nations, including the upcoming election of a new Secretary-General and broader institutional reforms.
Liberia currently holds a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council and has recently assumed the chairmanship of the African Group in New York. President Boakai’s initiative is widely viewed as an effort to build continental consensus on critical global governance issues and to strengthen Africa’s collective voice within the UN system.
Sources close to the discussions described the breakfast consultation as informal but forward-looking, allowing leaders to engage in candid dialogue on Africa’s interests and whether the existing Secretary-General selection process supports meaningful reform of the global body.
Beyond the UN-focused engagement, President Boakai has also held a series of high-level bilateral meetings aimed at deepening Liberia’s diplomatic and development partnerships.
On Saturday, the Liberian leader met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the Addis International Convention Center. The two leaders discussed areas of mutual interest and explored avenues for enhanced cooperation between Liberia and Ethiopia.
Earlier, on Friday, February 13, President Boakai separately received Honorable Abdullah Almusaibeeh, President of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), and Honorable Mame Mandiaye Niang, Acting Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), at his presidential suite in Addis Ababa.
The flurry of engagements underscores Liberia’s renewed diplomatic posture as it seeks to position itself strategically within continental and global decision-making spaces.
As the African Union Summit continues, President Boakai’s leadership in convening discussions on UN reform signals Liberia’s intent to play an active role in shaping international governance debates, particularly those affecting Africa’s future.
