South Africa to host G20 summit boycotted by US

PM Narendra Modi to visit Johannesburg, South Africa on 21-23 November for G20 Summit

PM Narendra Modi to visit Johannesburg, South Africa on 21-23 November for G20 Summit

View: Future of multilateralism in question at G20

Alexis’s viewMuch of the talk here in Johannesburg, in the build up to the G20 summit, is about the future of multilateralism. It sounds grand but it’s an issue that will dictate so much in the coming years, from the way businesses approach global expansion to political issues surrounding migration and trade diplomacy. The fundamental question is whether Washington’s boycott of the summit, and the no-show by other leaders, is a blip in the world…

Countering the G20: We The 99 movement provides an alternative space

We The People’s music festival features some of the most recognisable alternative musicians with strong socio-political voices.

Africa hosts its first G20 summit and urges the rich world to do more against climate disasters

World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc's first summit in Africa. Host South Africa wants to prioritize issues affecting poor countries, including responses to disasters made worse by climate change.

South Africa's U.S.-Boycotted G20 Summit to Begin This Weekend

South Africa will host for the first time the G20 Summit over the weekend with the U.S., the group's most powerful member, notably absent.

FIVE things to know about the G20 Leaders' Summit in South Africa

Leaders of the world’s largest economies will meet in Johannesburg on 22 and 23 November for the G20 Leaders’ Summit, the first of its kind in Africa. Here are five things to know about the annual meeting, which is taking place at a time of heightened global instability and tensions between Pretoria and Washington. First in Africa Founded in 1999, the Group of 20 (G20) leading economies comprises 19 countries and two regional bodies, the Europea…