Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida has expressed support for the African Union to become a permanent member of the G-20 forum of the world's largest economies. Kishida says the AU's addition to the G20 was important given African countries' increasing role in international society.

For more on this, Naledi Moleo spoke to Global Affairs Analyst and Executive Director at the Handy Concept for Connecting People (HCCP) -Global Think Tank, Simon Alain Handy...