President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on Spetember 25, 2025. [PCS] When the world gathers at the United Nations, it is meant to be a theatre of power, not a charity shop. Yet at this year’s General Assembly, many African presidents treated the stage as a begging platform: Appeals for money, plaintive catalogues of suffering, and few strategic offers of leadership. The photos from New York captured tired faces, not a continent’s resolve. Instead of commanding the room, too many leaders pleaded for pity. President Bassirou Diomaye…