President Uhuru Kenyatta has decried the growing number of conflicts in Africa and called for the upscaling of conflict resolution efforts on the continent. Speaking on Monday at the state house, Nairobi during a virtual united nations security council (UNSC) high-level open debate on the cooperation between the UN, regional and sub-regional organizations in conflict prevention and resolution, President Kenyatta, who is also the current chairperson of the African Union Peace and security council, told the meeting chaired by the newly elected president Of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc that peace and stability was a key priority for Africa.