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BREAKING NEWS: African Union becomes permanent member of G-20
BREAKING NEWS: African Union becomes permanent member of G-20
During the inaugural session of the two-day G20 Summit on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that the African Union (AU) had been granted permanent membership in the Group of 20 largest economies (G20) worldwide.
As reported by PTI, this announcement marked the AU’s accession as a new member of this prominent global organization, consisting of 55 nations.
Shortly after the announcement, Union of Comoros President and AU chairperson Azali Assoumani took the seat as a full member of the G20.
“In keeping with the sentiment of sabka saath (with everyone), India had proposed that the African Union should be given permanent membership of the G20. I believe we all are in agreement on this proposal. With your agreement (he banged the gavel thrice),” Modi said.
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“Before we start our work, I invite the AU president as a permanent member to take his position,” he said.
Modi has made giving voice to the Global South a centrepiece of this year’s summit, and adding the AU at the outset was a strong step in that direction.
He told leaders they must find “concrete solutions” to the widespread challenges that he said stemmed from the “ups and downs in the global economy, the north and the south divide, the chasm between the east and the west,” and other issues like terrorism, cyber security, health and water security.
The African Union (AU) is a significant organization consisting of 55 member states, collectively representing the nations across the African continent.
