‘There Must Be More Room for Africa,’ Leader of African Union Says
President Macky Sall of Senegal, chairman of the bloc, said in an interview before the U.S.-Africa summit that it’s time for the continent to have more seats in global institutions.
President Macky Sall of Senegal, chairman of the bloc, said in an interview before the U.S.-Africa summit that it’s time for the continent to have more seats in global institutions.
DAKAR, Senegal — Since he took the helm of the African Union, Macky Sall, who is also president of the West African nation of Senegal, has been making the argument that Africa does not have the influence it warrants in world affairs.
Africa is still “confined to the margins,” he said at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
But as he prepared to make his case again at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington this week, it appeared that at least part of his message had been heard: A White House official said President Biden would support a permanent spot in the Group of 20 major economies for the African Union.
DAKAR, Senegal — Since he took the helm of the African Union, Macky Sall, who is also president of the West African nation of Senegal, has been making the argument that Africa does not have the influence it warrants in world affairs.
Africa is still “confined to the margins,” he said at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
But as he prepared to make his case again at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington this week, it appeared that at least part of his message had been heard: A White House official said President Biden would support a permanent spot in the Group of 20 major economies for the African Union.
