African Union Chairman Macky Sall To Attend G20 Summit | Business News

African Union Chairman and Senegal President Macky Sall plans to attend an upcoming G20 summit in Bali, two government officers stated on Friday.

Sall would have “two hats” on the assembly, representing each the African Union and Senegal, one of many officers stated.

Senegal is in discussions with G20 members a couple of deal to help its transition to low-carbon power.

The so-called Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP) have been pioneered by South Africa's deal final yr with international locations together with the United States, Britain, Germany and France offering funding to hurry up its transition away from coal energy.

"He will be there at the conference and one of the agenda items he will be discussing with the G20 partners is the Senegal JETP," stated the official.