Can Africa stay at the table after its first G20 presidency?

Can Africa stay at the table after its first G20 presidency?

When South Africa hosted the first G20 summit on African soil in November 2025, its ambition was unmistakable. For decades, the world’s most powerful economies had debated climate finance, development and energy transitions largely without the continent that will experience many of the consequences most acutely. The Johannesburg summit was meant to change that. South Africa had made its priorities clear at the start of its presidency: strengthen…