African Union to join G20 permanently – Modi

India’s prime minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that the African Union is set to join the Group of 20 (G20) as a constant member.This was revealed during a leaders’ summit in New Delhi for the world’s wealthiest nations.

In his first speech, Modi asked the African Union chair, Azali Assoumani, to become a permanent member of the group. The other leaders clapped and watched as this happened.

Modi is gathering leaders from all over the world in New Delhi. Divisions over Russia’s war in Ukraine are getting worse. He is taking charge of leading discussions on important issues like global economic concerns and the urgent need for action on the climate crisis by wealthy nations.

Modi, the president of G20, said that India wants everyone in the world to join hands and change the lack of trust between nations to trust and dependence.

Now is the time for all of us to come together. Whether it’s the differences between different regions, the distance between the East and West, how we handle food and fuel, terrorism, cyber security, health, energy or water security, we need to find a strong solution to these issues for the sake of future generations.

The African Union is a group of 55 countries in Africa that work together as one big organization.

It has been invited for a long time to the G20 meeting, along with other important global organizations such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

This action will make the African bloc a permanent member of the G20, similar to how the European Union is. This could change the name of the group to G21 and give Africa a prominent position in one of the world’s most influential global governing organizations.

Ever since Modi became the President of G20, he has been eager to show that India is a leader among other developing nations. He wants to work closely with wealthier countries to get financial support for India.

Modi has said before that he wants to include the African Union in the group.

Modi said in an interview with one of India’s biggest news agencies, Press Trust of India, that when they say they see the world as one family, they genuinely mean it.

Africa is very important to us, even when compared to other countries in the G20. When we took charge of the G20, one of the initial activities we organized was a summit called Voice of the Global South, where Africa showed great enthusiasm and participation.