- African Union officially took its seat as a new member of the G20 at the invitation of summit host and Indian PM Modi.
- A Leaders Declaration will be adopted at the conclusion of the G20 Summit.
- The 18th G20 summit is being held at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
- India’s G20 presidency theme is “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam- One Earth, One Family, One Future”.
African Union
- African Union is made up of 55 countries of the African continent.
- It was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Libya on 9 September 1999 to establish the African Union.
- It was founded in 2001 in Ethiopia to replace the Organisation of African Unity and was launched on 9 July 2002 in South Africa.
- It has the status of a permanent observer at the United Nations General Assembly.
- Its headquarters are located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Kiswahili is one of the official language of the African Union.
- Current Chairperson: Azali Assoumani