Trudeaus UN charm offensive in Africa

Published: Feb. 12, 2020, 5:10 a.m.

b'Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off an eight-day charm offensive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this past weekend, attending a meeting of the African Union. Now, he\\u2019s Dakar, Senegal. And it\\u2019s all part of the government\\u2019s efforts to get Canada a seat on the United Nations Security Council. Today, CBC\\u2019s Catherine Cullen explains why the government\\u2019s gunning for this seat, and whether all the time and money put into this bid is really worth it.'