PM Modi has proposed that the African Union, a bloc of 55 countries from the African continent that was launched in 2002, be given full membership on their request.
Ahead of the G20 Summit to be held in India, award-winning and international singer Mary Millben hailed New Delhi’s proposal regarding the inclusion of the African Union as a permanent member of the G20 grouping.
Regarding the inclusion of the African Union as a member in the G20, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said that he would be very happy to see them as a member.
Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, the President of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto, and African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat, have affirmed their commitment to work towards realising ambitious climate action in the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly proposed for permanent membership of African Union in G20, and if all goes through, the grouping might soon become G21, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on Thursday.
“The permanent membership of the African Union in the G20 is a very positive development that Prime Minister Modi has advocated for,” the former Tunisian Prime Minister said while speaking on Day 2 of the Think20 (T20) Summit in Mysuru on Tuesday.
At a press conference, a representative of the German foreign ministry said that all direct assistance payments to the Nigerian central government will be halted until further notice.
The European Union (EU) has decided to cut off financial support to Niger following the military coup there and in a similar reaction, the African Union has also called on the Nigerien military to "return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority," Al Jazeera reported.
Putin said this in a trilateral meeting held with the Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Union of the Comoros Azali Assoumani and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat.