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G20 Leaders’ Summit Opening Session | South Africa 2025

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the first G20 Leaders Summit on African soil, welcoming global leaders under the presidency's theme of solidarity, equality, and sustainability, while emphasizing Africa's role in addressing shared global challenges. He outlined key priorities including disaster resilience, debt sustainability for low-income countries, finance for a just energy transition, and beneficiation of critical minerals, alongside efforts to prioritize Global South development, inequality reduction, and UN Sustainable Development Goals. The summit adopted a leaders' declaration by consensus, signaling strengthened multilateralism, hope, and commitment to inclusive growth amid geopolitical tensions and climate threats.