LIBERIA, DR. CONGO PLEDGE “A3” ALLIANCE: JOINT UNSC RESOLUTION ON CLIMATE, RESOURCES & PEACE IN THE WORKS
BY: Rufus Divine Brooks Jr.
MONROVIA, Montserrado County – Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo have reaffirmed commitments to deepen bilateral ties and advance a joint diplomatic agenda at the United Nations, with climate change, natural resource governance, and peace and security at the center.
The pledge followed high-level talks Tuesday between Foreign Affairs Minister Madam Sara Beyslow Nyanti and visiting DRC Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner.
Minister Wagner described the engagement as “productive, constructive, and forward-looking.”
“A3” Partnership on the UN Security Council
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Wagner said President Boakai stressed the need to deepen cooperation on both bilateral and multilateral fronts.
Discussions, she noted, centered on agriculture, transportation, trade, and strengthening the two countries’ emerging partnership within the UN Security Council framework.
Both Liberia and the DRC were elected as non-permanent members of the UNSC for the 2026-2027 term, giving them a joint platform in the “A3” group of African states on the Council.
Wagner said she will present a positive report to DRC President Félix Tshisekedi on her return, praising the “warm reception” accorded her delegation in Monrovia.
Liberia’s Foreign Minister, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, said talks built on cooperation forged during Liberia’s successful UNSC campaign.
She revealed that Monrovia and Kinshasa are now jointly spearheading efforts to secure what could become a landmark UN resolution linking natural resource extraction, climate change, environmental sustainability, and global peace and security.
Minister Nyanti described the initiative as a historic undertaking with potential to shape international policy discussions for years to come.
The move signals a coordinated African push to address how resource-driven conflicts and environmental degradation intersect with international peace and security, an issue both nations face domestically.