Canada's Trudeau seeks to rescue faltering U.N. bid on Africa trip

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa as he arrives for the official welcoming ceremony for outreach countries and International Organizations at the G7 Summit in the Charlevoix town of La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 9, 2018. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves for Africa on Thursday to revive what diplomats say is a faltering bid for a rotating seat on the United Nations Security Council.

Failure to win would be embarrassing for the Liberal Party leader. He came to power in November 2015 promising that "Canada is back" after nine years of a Conservative administration that was often suspicious of the world body and failed to win a council seat in 2010.