Japan eyes 'UN Security Council seat' with $30bn pledge to Africa

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Japan's latest pledge to commit $30 billion in public and private support for infrastructure development in Africa is a "politically motivated" move to ensure the Asian giant has "a seat at the Security Council in the United Nations by 2023", according to one market observer.