Search query South Africa, the G20, and the new US presidency Mon, November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM UTC South Africa struck the G20 gavel this weekend with a bracing agenda: calling for reforms to global financial architecture, climate justice, and centering Africa’s economic development. It did so with integrity despite the US boycott, which South Africa’s foreign ministry spokesperson called “coercion by absentia.” The summit declaration was a critical win, but the story is not over.