India's Modi calls for African Union to join G20
South Africa is currently the only African nation that is a member of the G20. But India said it wants to bring more representatives from the so-called Global South to the table.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for the African Union to join the Group of 20 leading economies (G20) on Sunday.
The G20 is made up of 19 countries plus the European Union, which together account for around 85% of global GDP and two-thirds of the world's population. The group includes geopolitical rivals like the US, Russia and China, but also countries with a smaller global reach. South Africa is the only member from the African continent.
"We have a vision of inclusiveness and with that vision, we have invited the African Union to become permanent members of the G20," Modi said at the a business forum in New Delhi on Sunday.
Modi is not the first G20 leader to support the African Union's membership.
Earlier this year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the bloc has his full backing for a permanent seat at the G20.
Bringing the Global South to the table
India currently holds the G20 presidency, a position which rotates each year between the 19 member states.
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