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In a landmark development, the African Union (AU) was made a full member of the Group of 20 (G20) under India’s presidency, yesterday.
It is a win for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to portray his country as a voice for the Global South.
The move to include the AU in the G20 was proposed by Modi in June and supported by China.
At the inaugural session of the two-day G20 summit held in the Indian capital of New Delhi, the members agreed to grant permanent membership to the AU to make the group more representative.
Until recently, the G20 comprised 19 countries and the EU, with South Africa being its only member state from the continent.
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