Africa hosts G20 for the first time: what the summit means for global influence

The recurring presence of former U.S. President Donald Trump in discussions about South Africa , and more recently Nigeria, highlights enduring geopolitical tensions and competing visions of influence on the African continent.

Trump’s criticism of South Africa has focused on claims that Afrikaners, a white minority group, are being persecuted through farm attacks and controversial land reform policies. These assertions have…