G20 agrees to make AU a permanent member
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Saturday that the African Union has been granted permanent membership in the Group of 20 top international economies, bolstering his efforts to give the Global South a stronger voice as host of this year's annual summit. Modi announced the membership in his G20 weekend summit opening remarks. Growing global rifts and the absence of key actors made consensus on the toughest issues difficult. Many supported admitting the AU to the G20 as the second regional bloc to become a permanent member after the EU.Modi rapped his gavel three times before announcing the motion to…