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TimesLiveTimesLive15/11/2025
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EDITORIAL | G20 must ignore the spoilsports

EDITORIAL | G20 must ignore the spoilsports

Executive Summary

US President Donald Trump confirmed that the United States will boycott the G20 summit in Johannesburg, a decision tied to his false claims of a white genocide in South Africa, which President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed as 'their loss.' This gathering marks the first G20 hosted on African soil, with other members' participation affirming the importance of multilateralism in tackling global issues like climate change, world peace, trade tensions, and economic inequality. South Africa should focus on delivering a well-run summit that highlights Africa's priorities, remaining undistracted by the US absence to advance solutions for humanity's key challenges.