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It appears that Canada is quite enjoying its time in the spotlight these days. As if hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver (and becoming gold medalists in hockey) wasn’t enough, Canada is also the official head of the Group of 20 nations this year, and will therefore play host to the world’s most influential leaders this summer at the G8 and G20 Summits in and around Toronto.

On the 2 February, GCAP Africa launched a campaign "AU At The Table" to call for the inclusion of the African Union (AU) as a formal member of the G20. The event was held at the Poverty Action Network of Ethiopia (PANE) Conference Room, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

On the 2 February, GCAP Africa launched a campaign "AU At The Table" to call for the inclusion of the African Union (AU) as a formal member of the G20. The event was held at the Poverty Action Network of Ethiopia (PANE) Conference Room, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

On the 2 February, GCAP Africa launched a campaign to call for the inclusion of the African Union as a formal member of the G20. The event was held at the Poverty Action Network of Ethiopia (PANE) Conference Room, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The following op-ed from ONE’s Executive Director Jamie Drummond and Policy Board member John Githongo has just been published in Canada’s Globe and Mail and newspapers across Africa:
As host of this year’s G8 and G20 meetings, Canada is in a great position to lead the essential process of reinvigorating the global campaign against extreme poverty.

At the conclusion of the Pittsburgh G20 Summit, Canada’s Prime Minister Harper and South Korea’s President Lee Myung-bak announced that they would both host G20 summits. Here at ONE, we were curious to see how this announcement would play out, since South Korea had already been tapped for the next G-20 and Canada was in line for the next G8.
On Monday, Prime Minister Harper announced that Toronto, Canada, will host the G-20 Summit on June 26 and 27, 2010. He was joined by President Myung-ba, who announced that Seoul, South Korea, will host a second G20 in November 2010.