African leaders attending the UN General Assembly are advocating for a greater global role for the continent, Security Council reforms and Palestinian statehood. Still, African leaders are renewing their demand for permanent representation on the UN Security Council, arguing that the current structure is outdated and unjust. Other African leaders have also expressed solidarity with Palestinians, drawing parallels between their struggle and Africa's own history of colonialism and oppression. "Many African countries already recognize Palestine," Fidel Amakye Owusu, a security analyst specializing in African affairs and geopolitics, told DW. "And that is going to be difficult, because it would mean that all five permanent members of the UN Security Council must accept."