JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa said on Sunday it will push for
the African Union to get a seat at the G20, as leaders from the world’s top
economies gather in Indonesia next week.
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A spokesman for President
Cyril Ramaphosa, said
South Africa will help table a framework for the continental group to
officially join the club of rich nations.
“It’s important that the collective voice of the
continent is represented within that platform,” presidential spokesman Vincent
Magwenya told a press briefing.
“It is our sincere hope that that proposal will find
favour and be endorsed by the member countries of the G20.”
South Africa is currently the only African member of
the
G20.
Senegalese President Macky Sall, who heads the
African Union, has previously called for an overhaul of international
governance, and urged greater African representation on bodies such as the UN
Security Council and the G20.
In October, Sall said multilateralism had to “serve
the interests of all” or else face the “loss of legitimacy and authority”.
Both Sall and
Ramaphosa are due to attend the G20
leaders’ summit on the Indonesian island of Bali next week.
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