G20 South Africa summit sets global action on climate and inequality

With a strike of the symbolic gavel, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday closed the first G20 summit to be held on the African continent.

The gathering broke with tradition by issuing a leaders’ declaration on the opening day of talks despite fierce opposition from the United States.

It has been critical of a South African agenda for the G20 that largely focused on climate change and global wealth inequality.

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