The African Union is joining the G20, a powerful acknowledgement of a continent of 1 billion people
The African Union is joining the G20, a powerful acknowledgement of a continent of 1 billion people
The decision by the Group of 20 of the world’s leading economies to admit the African Union as a permanent member is a powerful acknowledgement of Africa as its more than 50 countries seek a more important role on the global stage
I'm happy for Africa.
This time for Africa
Tsamina mina, eh, eh. Waka waka, eh, eh
breaks out into wild song and dance
Does it aspire to be an EU for Africa, or is it a more loose union?
It's aspiring to be like the EU, but I can't see that happening any time soon. There's ambiguous talks of a common currency, and relaxation of borders between certain member states.
Gaddafi was the brain child, leaving out all his mumbo jumbo, did punt this as an economic union akin to the EU.
The AU is more like the UN than it is the EU.
It's about damned time.
One billion of almost 8 billion... And importance isn't measured by how many people you have...