African Union Joins G20 As Permanent Member

The African Union officially became a part of the G20 on Saturday, as every member nation agreed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s suggestion to include this significant alliance of global southern nations among the world’s leading economies.

“With support from all of you, I invite the African Union to join G20,” PM Modi said amid a roaring applause by world leaders at the Summit.

Following the decision, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar accompanied Azali Assoumani, the President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), to his place at the G20’s high table.

With the African Union’s inclusion, it becomes one of the two regional bodies within the G20, alongside the European Union. It is expected that now G20 will be renamed G21.