South Africa's G20 presidency this year will prioritise efforts to help developing countries finance their shift to a low-carbon economy, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, even as the United States radically scales back its support.

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 developed and developing nations gathered in South Africa on Wednesday for a two-day meeting marked by the absence of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and several other high-profile figures.

Foreign ministers from G20 countries will meet in Johannesburg on Thursday, but U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend amid diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the U.S. Diplomats including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

It is an opportunity to place the needs of Africa and the rest of the Global South more firmly on the international development agenda,” said President Cyril Ramaphosa. “Through SA’s G20 ...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa called on Wednesday for strong cooperation at the opening meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) finance ministers in Cape Town, which was not attended by several key figures.

Ubuntu, a Bantu word meaning “humanity to others” or “I am because we are”, emphasises solidarity and harmony. South Africa’s G20 presidency aims to address global challenges and strengthen international cooperation based on respect for international law and humanitarian principles.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading rich and developing nations, known as the Group of 20, that starts on Thursday

Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from leading rich and developing countries focused on global conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, on the last day of their meeting in South Africa.

South Africa expressed disappointment as the G20 meeting it hosted concluded without consensus. The absence of top officials hindered discussions on climate finance. Despite disagreements, there was a general agreement against protectionism,

As South Africa takes the helm of the G20 Presidency in 2025, there is widespread curiosity about the nation’s agenda and whether nuclear energy will feature prominently in these critical discussions,

South Africa will push G20 members to spearhead the drive to set ambitious targets for climate action for the next round of U.N. climate talks in Brazil later this year, Ramaphosa said.

Say hello to lifetime language learning Bessent's absence follows a boycott of a G20 foreign ministers meeting in South Africa last week by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the Trump ...