G20 summit boycotted by US closes in South Africa


It was the first time a G20 summit was held in Africa. Indonesia, India and Brazil have led the summit over the past three years.

The US will host the G20 in 2026, with the summit expected to be held at Trump’s golf course in Florida.

The ceremonial handover of the presidency which was meant to happen at the end of the summit on Sunday did not take place.

It is expected to take place next week, involving junior officials.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said “it didn’t matter much” that Trump had not attended, adding that multilateralism was “more alive than ever”.

German Chancellor Fredriech Merz said it had not been a “good decision” for the US to abstain.

He told Reuters news agency that what he had noted at the G20 was that “the world is currently undergoing a realignment and that new connections are being formed”.

Delegates also reached consensus on working towards “just, comprehensive, and lasting peace” in Ukraine, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the “Occupied Palestinian Territory”.

The inclusion of Sudan is significant, according to Sudanese commentator and journalist Saeed Abdalla.

“I think for the first time, [at] the G20 now they bring the Sudan conflict [to the forefront] after more than two years,” he told local broadcaster Newzroom Afrika.


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