Inside Story Can the African Union be part of the G20?
India’s leader has suggested a full Group of 20 membership for the African Union. Published on 19 Jun 2023. Some of the world’s most pressing issues are often decided by the leaders of a few wealthy nations. For far too long, input from Africa, and other places in the Global South, has been limited or even disregarded. But there’s now a push for that to change, specifically within the Group of 20 (G20) bloc. As India prepares to host the G20 summit this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is calling for the African Union to be given full and permanent membership. But why now? And what political and economic interests are at stake? Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Onyekachi Wambu – Co-executive director of London’s African Foundation for Development Anusha Chari – Professor of economics and finance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the US Guido Cozzi – Professor of macroeconomics at the University of St Gallen in Switzerland
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Primary Title
- Inside Story
Episode Title
- Can the African Union be part of the G20?
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 20 June 2023
Start Time
- 05 : 30
Finish Time
- 06 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Programme Description
- Beyond the headlines to the heart of the news of the day. Al Jazeera gets the Inside Story from some of the best minds in the Middle East and beyond.
Episode Description
- India’s leader has suggested a full Group of 20 membership for the African Union. Published on 19 Jun 2023. Some of the world’s most pressing issues are often decided by the leaders of a few wealthy nations. For far too long, input from Africa, and other places in the Global South, has been limited or even disregarded. But there’s now a push for that to change, specifically within the Group of 20 (G20) bloc. As India prepares to host the G20 summit this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is calling for the African Union to be given full and permanent membership. But why now? And what political and economic interests are at stake? Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Onyekachi Wambu – Co-executive director of London’s African Foundation for Development Anusha Chari – Professor of economics and finance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the US Guido Cozzi – Professor of macroeconomics at the University of St Gallen in Switzerland
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Commentary
- News
Hosts
- Mohammed Jamjoom (Presenter)
Contributors
- Onyekachi Wambu (Guest)
- Anusha Chari (Guest)
- Guido Cozzi (Guest)