The move would give the continental body of 55 member states the same status as the European Union.
G20 leaders are expected to announce the African Union’s permanent membership during an upcoming summit in New Delhi.
NEW DELHI: The Group of 20 agreed to grant permanent membership to the African Union, Bloomberg News said today, citing people familiar with the matter. The move would give the African Union, a continental body of 55 member states, the same status as the European Union, from its current designation of “invited international organisation,” it added.
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi wrote to the leaders of the G20 nations in June proposing that the African Union be given full, permanent membership of the bloc at the upcoming summit in the Indian capital.
The G20 is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing economies. The members represent around 85% of global gross domestic product, over 75% of global trade, and about two-thirds of the world population.
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