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South Africa opens G20 summit calling for ‘multilateralism’ amid Trump boycott
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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) speaks alongside Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) and Chairperson of the African Union Joao Lourenco (R) during the G20 Leaders' Summit plenary session at the Nasrec Expo Centre, in Johannesburg on November 22, 2025. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya / POOL / AFP)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opens a G20 summit in Johannesburg by emphasizing the need for “multilateralism” to confront “the threats facing humanity today.”
His call was made to a room full of leaders from major economies around the world — with the notable exception of US President Donald Trump, who boycotted the summit.
“The G20 underscores the value of the relevance of multilateralism,” Ramaphosa says in an opening address.
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