G20 Leaders' Summit | Delegates urged not to allow Summit's integrity, credibility to be weakened

In his address to G20 leaders during South Africa's presidency, President Sraaposa highlighted the country's efforts to maintain the group's integrity and emphasized the need for renewed global action to address inequality, prioritizing the developmental agendas of the global south and Africa to alleviate poverty. He stressed that these priorities must be permanently embedded in the G20's agenda, benefiting not only Africa and the global south but the world at large. The speech also addressed reforming the international financial architecture to make institutions more inclusive and resilient against current and future challenges, with G20 leaders set to discuss the global debt crisis over the next two days. President Roa echoed calls to uphold the G20's stature and credibility, particularly in response to the United States' decision to send a junior embassy staff member for the presidency handover, which was seen as undermining the significance of the first African G20 presidency. Sraaposa urged the summit to strengthen rather than weaken the G20's integrity. The article notes curiosity about the US's approach when it assumes the G20 presidency next month, reported by Skea Masgo of SBC News from Johannesburg.