By Paul Jouvenet, jurist and essayist. Eurasia Business News, September 9, 2023

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 summit officially invited the African Union to become a permanent member of the group. The Indian Foreign Ministry called this a key result of the summit held in New Delhi.

“India proposes to make the African Union a permanent member of the G20, and I am sure that all members will agree with this proposal. With the support of all of you, I invite the African Union to join the G20” said Narendra Modi at the first session of the summit.

After these words, the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyan Jaishankar escorted the President of the Comoros and Chairman of the African Union, Azali Assoumani, to the seat at the table where the members of the G20 sit, and installed a sign and flag of the African Union in front of him. The move is a key outcome of the summit, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi wrote in X.

In addition to Narendra Modi, the idea of including the African Union in the G20 was supported by Italian Prime Minister George Meloni and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow was one of the first to support the application for inclusion in the G20 of the African Union.

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The G20 summit in New Delhi opened today, September 9, and will last two days. The leaders of the G20 and nine other countries – Bangladesh, Egypt, Spain, Mauritius, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Singapore – have been invited to it. The Russian delegation is headed by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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This G20 summit is being held two weeks after the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa, which decided on the accession of six new member states in January 2024: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran , Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. With South Africa, a member of BRICS since 2011, three African states will now be represented.

The participation of the African Union in this G20 summit in India illustrates the new geopolitical status of Africa on the international scene and confirms the multipolar structure of the world, the emergence of which emerged after the financial crisis of 2008.

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The Group of Twenty (G20) is an international forum of major economies that plays a crucial role in global economic governance. Established in 1999, the G20 has evolved into a platform for addressing pressing global economic challenges and promoting cooperation among its member states.

The G20’s Ongoing Relevance

The G20 remains a critical platform for addressing pressing global economic issues, from financial stability to sustainable development and climate change. Its ability to bring together major economies, representing a significant portion of global GDP, underscores its continued relevance in the evolving landscape of global economic governance.

As the world faces new economic challenges, the G20 is likely to remain at the forefront of international efforts to address them.

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