Biden will back African Union in G20 at the US-Africa summit The White House announced that Joe Biden, the US president, will support a permanent position for the African Union within the Group of 20 major economic countries. This is in an effort to increase the continent's status. Biden will announce the news during the three-day US-Africa Summit, which opens Tuesday in Washington DC. This summit will see the United States commit to the continent following inroads made by Russia and China. Judd Devermont (senior director for African affairs at National Security Council) stated that "it's past time for Africa…