G-20 admits African Union as a permanent member
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African Union became the second regional grouping to be admitted to the Group of 20 leading industrialized and developing nations G-20 as a full permanent member
African Union became the second regional grouping to be admitted to the Group of 20 leading industrialized and developing nations G-20 as a full permanent member.
The African Union (AU) has become a permanent member of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies following an announcement by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 summit in New Delhi on Saturday.
Modi said that India had proposed the AU’s membership of the G20 and that he believed all the leaders present were in agreement with the proposal.
“India’s G-20 presidency has become a symbol of inclusion, both within the country and beyond, representing the spirit of ‘Sabka Saath’,” Modi said in his opening remarks, according to an official translation provided by India’s Ministry of External Affairs, referring to a “spirit of togetherness.”
“It was in the spirit of ‘Sabka Saath’ that India proposed permanent membership for the African Union in the G-20,” he added.
With an embrace after the announcement, Modi welcomed AU Chairperson Azali Assoumani and offered him a place at the conference table for permanent members of the G20.
The AU chair is rotated annually among the continent’s five regions.
Assoumani is the president of the Comoros, an archipelago off the east coast of Africa.
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“Delighted the African Union was granted full membership in the G20,” Charles Michel, president of the European Council, said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
“EU has been a steadfast supporter of this initiative and I am pleased to have championed it from the very beginning with Macky Sall,” he added. Sall is Senegal’s president and was the 2022 chair of the African Union.
The AU is a 55-nation organization that represents the countries of the African continent. It is considered to be a leading voice for the developing nations.
The G20 is an influential group of countries that accounts for about 85% of the global GDP and two-thirds of the world’s population.
Its members meet annually to discuss global economic and financial issues.
G20 is made up of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union (EU).
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