OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to Africa tonight where he will become the first Canadian prime minister to participate in a session of the African Union. Trudeau’s eight-day trip is designed largely to woo support from African nations ahead of Canada’s bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council in June. Trudeau intends to visit two of those on this trip, starting in Ethiopia where he will attend a session of the African Union over the weekend and Senegal later next week for an official visit. But African scholars and Canadian foreign affairs experts say this trip needs to be about a lot more than one vote or it will fail on all counts. Sign up for our newsletters to get today's top stories, your favourite columnists and lots more in your inbox Sign Up NowRead more about:

Source: thestar February 06, 2020 19:07 UTC