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 ...

African Union President (Photo Courtesy_ANI) New Delhi: The first day of the G20 Summit 2023 has begun at 9:30 AM after the dignitaries were welcomed at the Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New ...

The African Union was made a permanent member of the G20, comprising the world's richest and most powerful countries, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the bloc's summit in New Delhi on ...

African heads of state gather for a group photograph at the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 5, 2022. The G20 group of the world’s leading ...

"Africa plays an important role in the global economy," the G20 Leaders’ Declaration said. "We commit to strengthen our ties with and support the African Union to realize the aspirations under ...

The African Union has advocated for full membership for seven years, spokesperson Ebba Kalondo said. Until now, South Africa was the bloc’s only G20 member.

The G20 currently comprises 19 countries and the European Union. The members represent around 85% of global GDP, more than 75% of global trade and about two-thirds of the world population.

The United States’ tensions with South Africa requires an African Union response to ensure the continent’s involvement when ...

NEW DELHI >> The Group of 20 top world economies welcomed the African Union as a member as their annual summit got underway today, but their wording on the contentious issue of Russia’s war in ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The group of the world’s 20 leading economies is welcoming the African Union as a permanent member, a powerful acknowledgement of Africa as its more than 50 countries ...