South Africa Wraps up G20 Summit Boycotted by US

South Africa wraps up G20 summit boycotted by US

What happenedSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday closed out the G20 summit in Johannesburg, the first held in Africa, by ceremoniously banging a wooden gavel. But in a break with tradition, he did not hand the gavel to the U.S., which is hosting next year’s summit, because President Donald Trump boycotted the gathering over his baseless claim that South Africa is persecuting its white Afrikaner minority.Who said whatWith Trump spur…

G20 Concludes Summit in South Africa Boycotted by U.S.

The G20 summit in South Africa concluded yesterday. It was the first time the event was held in the African continent. The United States boycotted the meeting, citing false allegations that South Africa was mistreating its white-minority Afrikaners. Leaders gathered at the summit adopted a joint declaration to address the climate crisis and other global challenges without input from the United States. The White House claimed that South Africa ha…

South Africa wraps up G20 summit boycotted by US

What happened South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday closed out the G20 summit in Johannesburg, the first held in Africa, by ceremoniously banging a wooden gavel. But in a break with tradition, he did not hand the gavel to the U.S., which is hosting next year’s summit, because President Donald Trump boycotted the gathering over his baseless claim that South Africa is persecuting its white Afrikaner minority. Who said what With Trump s…

G20 Not About Washington, South Africa Slams US Boycott

By Enyichukwu Enemanna South Africa has condemned US President, Donald Trump for rejecting Pretoria’s agenda of promoting solidarity and helping developing nations adapt to weather disasters, transition to clean energy and reduction in their excessive debt costs at the just concluded G20 Summit in Johannesburg. Pretoria said the bloc is not about Washington but about the 21 members, in response to the Trump’s decision not to attend the meeting o…