President Joe Biden is set to announce US support for the AU's admission to the G20 group of the world's largest economies as a permanent member, a White House official said.
Biden will make the announcement during the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington next week when the US leader will meet presidents of African countries, White House adviser Judd Devermont said on Friday.
The move, first reported by the Washington Post, comes after requests from President Cyril Ramaphosa and AU chair and Senegalese president Macky Sall, he added.“It’s past time Africa has permanent seats at the table in international organisations and initiatives,” Devermont said, adding that the move builds on Washington's strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa.
In November, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said Washington would have to do things differently to help Africa with its infrastructure needs and it was time to stop treating the continent as a subject of geopolitics and rather as a major player on its own. Washington has characterised Chinese lending as predatory and leading to potential debt traps, and has focused on facilitating private investment, but officials acknowledge it needs to do more speed up assistance.
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