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The Green Wall project to restore the African Sahara is collapsing

Security issues, political apathy and insufficient funding threaten to derail Africa’s boldest conservation project

The Independent UK

Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto to pay State visit to India from December 4-6

Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto will pay a State visit to India from December 4-6 on the invitation of President Droupadi Murmu

The Hindu

UN and AU sign deal to correct injustices suffered by African nations

The United Nations has agreed a new human rights agreement with the African Union aimed at reinforcing peace and security on a continent that has been "the double victim of injustice".

Radio France Internationale

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AI was at the top of the agenda at the African Union’s summit

From employment and education, to health and the environment, artificial intelligence is likely to have a significant impact in Africa's 55 nations. The African Union's recent summit on digital transformation put AI at the top of the agenda.

Fortune

Europe’s hollow apologies for colonial crimes stand in the way of true reparation

From Belgium to Germany and Britain, western countries still seek to dictate which colonial abuses are redressed and how, says Liliane Umubyeyi

The Guardian - UK

African and Caribbean nations agree move to seek reparations for slavery

African Union and Caricom members establish global reparations fund and call for formal apologies from European nations

The Guardian - UK

India’s G-20 Presidency was challenging due to sharp East-West 'polarisation', deep North-South divide: S. Jaishankar

He said that when it has come to South-South cooperation, “we have endeavoured to walk the talk.” He also underlined that one of the really important outcomes of the G-20 was the membership of the African Union into the grouping.

The Hindu

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India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor to become basis of global trade: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic corridor proposed during the G20 Summit is going to be a cornerstone of global trade for times to come, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in the latest edition of his monthly radio broadcast — 'Mann Ki Baat'. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

President of Namibia, Hage Geingob

This week in Across Africa, Georja Calvin-Smith speaks to Namibian President Hage Geingob ahead of his arrival in New York for the UN General Assembly. He shares his perspective on governance, the impact of Africa's first climate change summit and the role of the African Union in responding to regional…

France 24

G20 summit proved naysayers wrong – and showed Global South's potential to address world's biggest problems

Skepticism was running high ahead of the 2023 summit of the Group of 20, or G20, held in New Delhi in early September. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that they would not attend. At one moment, it was touch and go whether U.S. President Joe…

The Conversation

AU and G20: membership will give Africa more say on global issues – if it speaks with one voice

After seven years of advocating for full membership, the African Union (AU) will join the Group of 20 “most important industrialised and developing economies”. It becomes the second regional bloc to join the group after the 27-member European Union (EU).

The Conversation

Explained: African Union, trade corridor, Delhi declaration – key takeaways from G20

The G20 Summit in New Delhi concluded with big promises for global trade and geopolitics as the African Union joined the group, a trade corridor’s plan was tabled, and a consensus was reached for a joint declaration.

Newslaundry

PM Modi meets PMO officers, staff for debriefing on their G20 experience

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met officials and staff at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for a debriefing on their experiences of the G20 Summit.

Dynamite News

Morocco earthquake: Rescuers race against time as survivors seek shelter

In tonight's edition: The psychological impact of the destruction starts to weigh heavily on Moroccans as the death toll from the country’s devastating earthquake tops 2,800. Also, Libya calls for international help after authorities say that extreme flooding around the city of Derna has cost at least 2000 lives. And…

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Inequality, UNSC reforms at centre of Brazil G20: President Lula

Brazil fought for the alliance and has competence in it. Brazil will prioritize inequality, reform multilateral institutions, convert African debt into public works and make G20 more democratic.

The Hindu

Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi on G-20 success

Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the historic success of India’s G-20 Presidency

Newslaundry

G20: In Global South coverage, ‘seat for Latin America, Brazil anti-hunger alliance, Putin arrest’

The press in G20’s several Global South participants – including China, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa and Indonesia – largely gave a miss to G20 coverage on the front pages of their Sunday editions.

Radio France Internationale

Delhi G20 summit ends with mixed success

The G20 summit in New Delhi managed to defy expectations and reach consensus on a joint declaration by world leaders, but not without compromises over the Ukraine conflict and action on climate change.

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G20: Did security trump development in Hindi press coverage?

The Group of 20 has become G21, with the inclusion of the African Union as a permanent member. Be it the diplomatic success on a joint communique, the plan to make an India-Middle East-Europe corridor, or even the announcement about a bio-fuels pact, there have been many big wins from…

The Hindu

Explained | Is the G-20 a success for global cooperation?

Why is the New Delhi G-20 summit important to India and the Global South? What are the issues, apart from the Ukraine war, on which there is consensus in the New Delhi declaration?

Radio France Internationale

The African Union joins the G20 in victory for the Global South

The African Union joined the Group of 20 leading economies at its summit on Saturday, giving the continent broader representation in the often-divided bloc as host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to portray his country as a voice for the Global South.

The Independent UK

G20 to become G21 as world leaders agree to grant African Union permanent membership

India’s Narendra Modi welcomes AU as a ‘permanent member of the G20 family’

Dynamite News

African Union joins G20 as permanent member; PM Modi says it will strengthen 'voice of Global South'

All member countries of the G20 accepted PM Narendra Modi's proposal to bring the key bloc of the Global South to the high table of the world's top economies. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The G20 has agreed to make the African Union a permanent member, Indian PM Modi says

The announcement came at the opening of the G20 summit, one that comes as growing global rifts and the absence of key players threatened to make reaching consensus on the thorniest issues elusive.

The Independent UK

The African Union is joining the G20, a powerful acknowledgement of a continent of 1 billion people

The Group of 20 of the world’s leading economies is welcoming the African Union as a permanent member

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