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G20 admits African Union as permanent member at New Delhi summit

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The African Union, a continental body of 55 member states, now has the same status as the European Union – the only regional bloc with a full membership.

The African Union was made a permanent member of the G20, comprising the world’s richest and most powerful countries, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the bloc’s summit in New Delhi on Saturday.
The African Union, a continental body of 55 member states, now has the same status as the European Union – the only regional bloc with a full membership. Its previous designation was “invited international organisation”.
Modi, in his opening remarks at the summit, invited the African Union, represented by chairperson Azali Assoumani, to take a seat at the table of G20 leaders as a permanent member.

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