(VOVWORLD) - The Group of 20, comprising the world's richest and most powerful countries, will grant membership to the African Union, sources said on Thursday.
 India will host the G20 summit on September 9 and 10, 2023. (Photo: ANI) |
The move would give the African Union, a continental body of 55 member states, the same status as the European Union - the only regional bloc with a full membership currently - up from its current designation of "invited international organization".
An AU official told Reuters that the group was being made a permanent member.
A top government official from South Africa, which is a G20 member, said that the language for the induction of AU into the G20 bloc was still being discussed but it could be firmed up by Friday.