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  JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua |  South Africa said Thursday that it will temporarily step back from the Group of 20 (G20) activities, after the United States, the new rotating presidency, confirmed it would not invite Pretoria to participate. “For now, we will take a commercial break until we resume normal …

  COMMENT | Jenny Ricks & Deepak Xavier |  Barely 10 kilometres northeast of Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa – the venue for the G20 Leaders Summit this year – is the historical Constitution Hill, popularly known as “a living museum that tells the story of South Africa’s …

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | TASS | In an joint declaration, adopted during the summit in Johannesburg, leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) said they were determined to increase the role of the African continent in the group and in global processes in general. “We embrace the African Union as …

JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua |  The Group of Twenty (G20) Summit opened here Saturday, marking the first time the event is being held in Africa. Under the theme “Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability,” the two-day event highlights a pivotal moment for Africa as it seeks to elevate its role in global governance …

JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua |  The United States must send officials to Johannesburg if Washington wants to receive the Group of 20 (G20) presidency through a formal handover at this weekend’s summit, South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has said. “We are ready to hand over to the …

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | Xinhua | Following the announcement that U.S. President Donald Trump will not attend the G20 Leaders’ Meeting in South Africa, experts said his absence will not affect the role or effectiveness of South Africa’s G20 presidency. “The decision doesn’t undermine the credibility of the meeting. Despite …

INTERVIEW | South Africa has taken over the presidency of the world’s premier economic forum, the G20, from Brazil. The G20 presidency operates on a troika system made up of the current, previous and next holders. The three members cooperate with one another in preparing for an annual summit. This means …

New York, US | TASS |  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is urging several Group of 20 leaders to meet some of Russia’s demands to try to revive the grain deal, Bloomberg said citing Turkish officials. Erdogan is making the push in closed-door meetings with leaders during the G20 summit …

New Delhi, India | Xinhua | The Group of 20 (G20) should refocus on improving global economic governance and tackling development issues to boost confidence in the world’s economic recovery, said experts, as the G20 summit kicks off in New Delhi on Saturday. The experts said that leaders of the world’s …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki on Saturday hailed the decision to grant the continental body permanent membership in the Group of 20 (G20). “I welcome the AU’s entry into the G20 as (a) full member. The membership, for which we have long been …