G20 summit closes in South Africa
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Poorer nations at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa have urged world leaders to address climate action and debt issues affecting the developing world.
The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders
During their delegation-level talks, South African President Ramaphosa thanked India for its support in hosting the G20 leaders' summit.
South Africa promoted it as a victory for the first G20 summit to be held in Africa and its aim to put problems, especially affecting poor countries, at the top of the agenda.
Since the African Union (AU) became a permanent member of the G20 in 2023, and now with the summit making its historic debut in Africa, the continent is shifting its role on the world stage, moving from decades of marginalization in the global agenda to an influential voice in international affairs.