Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday advocated the accession of the African Union (AU) as a permanent member of the G20, so that "African voices" can be heard, ahead of a meeting of the bloc scheduled for September 9 and 10. Modi defended the AU's membership at a summit of the G20, the G20's trade platform,...
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Egypt submits application for BRICS membership, says Russian envoy in Cairo
Egypt has formally applied to join the five-member BRICS bloc of emerging economies, Russian Ambassador to Cairo Georgy Borisenko said. "Egypt has applied to join the BRICS group because one of the initiatives BRICS is currently engaged in is the maximum transfer of trade to alternative currencies, both national and...
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Government approves resolution that ratifies Mozambique's accession to the Africa Trade Insurance Agency
The Council of Ministers held its 20th Ordinary Session in Maputo this Tuesday. At the session, the government considered and approved the resolution ratifying Mozambique's membership of the African Trade Insurance Agency. According to the Council of Ministers' press release, the African Trade Insurance Agency, in...
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African Union membership in G20 to be considered in 2023
The African Union's (AU) bid to become a permanent member of the G20, which brings together the world's largest economies, will be considered at the group's next summit in 2023, Senegal's head of state, Macky Sall, said yesterday. "I thank the G20 members who supported the AU's application to join the group at the summit...
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Ukraine completes questionnaire for EU entry process
Ukraine has already completed the first stage of the process for European Union membership, according to an announcement made this Monday by the Ukrainian President's office. "Today I can state that the document is already completed on the Ukrainian side," announced Ihor Zhovkva, head of the Ukrainian presidential office, in statements broadcast on Ukrainian public television...
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Mozambique strengthens protection of people with disabilities by acceding to the African Charter on Human Rights
The Government wants to see the instruments that defend people with disabilities strengthened in the country. To this end, the Assembly of the Republic (AR) recently approved in generality the draft resolutions ratifying the accession of Mozambique to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights, on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa and the Marrakesh Treaty