Continent’s leaders welcome the move, which give the AU the same status as the European Union
The African Union has been made a permanent member of the G20.
In his opening remarks to the group’s summit in Delhi on Saturday, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, invited the continental body,, represented by its chair, Azali Assoumani, to take a seat at the table of G20 leaders as a permanent member.
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