Biden aims to narrow trust gap with US-Africa leaders' summit; amid growing China, Russia influence
USA TodayOct 19, 2022
The Facts
On Saturday, Indian Prime Minister and the host of the 18th G20 summit in New Delhi, Narendra Modi, announced that the African Union would join the alliance of the world's top economies.
The 55-member African Union becomes the second regional bloc after the European Union to become a permanent member, potentially turning the G20 into the G21.
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
India's push to include the African Union in the G20 is in sharp contrast to China's debt diplomacy, which suggests the expansion will likely expose the existing rifts about the bloc's goals and purposes among the G20 countries.
Pro-establishment narrative
This is a historic day, not only for the G20 but for the entire global South, as it proves that the world's most powerful countries can bridge existing political and economic differences to create a more equitable, fair, and inclusive international order.
