The African Union is to join the the Group of 20 (G20) as a permanent member, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi announced Saturday as he inaugurated a leaders’ summit in New Delhi for the world’s wealthiest nations.
In his opening speech, Modi invited the chair of the African Union, Azali Assoumani, to take his seat at as a permanent member of the grouping as other leaders applauded and looked on.
It has long been a guest invitee to the G20 gathering alongside other major global organizations, including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. This step will however make the body a permanent member – like the European Union is – potentially turning the G20 into the G21 and giving the African bloc a front row seat at one of the world’s most powerful global governance bodies.
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