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Xi Jinping to skip Brics summit in Brazil after India’s Modi offered state dinner

Chinese president has never missed a Brics summit before

The Independent UK

G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen

The world’s most developed economies have also burnt the most oil and coal (fossil fuels) over the years, causing the most climate change damage. Preventing further climate change means a global fossil fuel phase-out must happen by 2050. Climate change mitigation scientists Sven Teske and Saori Miyake analysed the potential…

The Conversation

Africa’s power pools: what the G20 can do to help countries share electricity

South Africa holds the presidency of the G20 this year. The group is made up of 19 of the world’s largest economies, the European Union and the African Union. A priority of South Africa’s G20 presidency is African connectivity: promoting cross-border energy trade and regional power pools as a way…

The Conversation

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Africa has the highest rate of forest loss in the world – what the G20 can do about it

Africa needs its forests for sustainable development, poverty reduction, food security, and to make the continent more resilient to climate change. They take up 23% of the continent. At 674 million hectares in extent, these forests occupy an area the same size as the Amazon rainforest.

The Conversation

Sugary drinks, processed foods, alcohol and tobacco are big killers: why the G20 should add its weight to health taxes

By 2030, non-communicable diseases will account for 75% of all deaths annually. Eight percent of these will be in the global south. Most of these diseases are what we call silent killers: type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, as well as certain types of cancer at increasingly…

The Conversation

‘Always grifting’: Donald Trump humiliated after using photo from wrong country in South African ‘genocide’ claim

A swing and a miss, Mr. President!

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EU and African Union ministers pledge to boost cooperation on peace, security and economy

The last time that foreign ministers from both continents met, Russia had not launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war in Sudan had not begun, and France had not lost its influence in Africa's Sahel region, where its military departed from last year.

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Trump news at a glance: Ramaphosa keeps his cool in Trump’s ‘orchestrated show for the cameras’

The South African president insists the meeting went ‘very well’ despite Trump publicly berating him. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 21 May 2025

The Guardian - US

Ramaphosa's Talks With Trump Chance To Reset Tattered Ties

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa travels to the United States next week to meet Donald Trump in a bid to rescue deteriorating relations with a vital and increasingly critical trade partner.

International Business Times

G20 is too elite. There’s a way to fix that though – economists

The G20 claims to be “the premier forum for international economic cooperation”.

The Conversation

South Africa Launches Reform Of Derelict Municipalities

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled Wednesday a plan to revive South Africa's flagging local governments, weeks after publicly criticising the state of the financial capital Johannesburg as it prepares to host the G20 summit in November.

International Business Times

African diplomats urge UK government to back bill to speed up debt restructurings

Countries are struggling to manage expensive loans, with much of debt transacted through London

The Guardian - UK

Fossil fuels are still subsidised: G20 could push for the funds to be shifted to cleaner energy

As the G20 presiding nation, South Africa has an opportunity to champion issues relevant to emerging economies. One of these issues is government subsidisation of privately owned fossil fuel corporations.

The Conversation

Reeves to say global trade should provide ‘security for working people’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is in Washington for the International Monetary Fund’s spring meeting of finance ministers from the G7 and G20.

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US ‘keen to do a deal’, says Rachel Reeves as she outlines red lines ahead of trade talks

Chancellor expected to meet US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Friday in an attempt to make progress on negotiations for a UK-US economic deal

The Independent UK

US ‘keen to do a deal’, says Chancellor ahead of trade talks

Rachel Reeves has travelled to the US capital for the International Monetary Fund’s spring meetings of G7 and G20 finance ministers.

The Conversation

Rating agencies don’t treat the Global South fairly: changes South Africa should champion in G20 hot seat

Credit rating agencies like S&P Global and Fitch have an outsized influence on the economic fortunes of developing countries. Their assessments shape investor perceptions, influence borrowing costs, and ultimately shape a country’s development path. With many African countries now issuing bonds in global markets amid falling levels of official development…

International Business Times

Taxes On Super Rich And Tech Giants Stall Under Trump

Global tax plans targeting billionaires and multinational companies are running aground, with the United States torpedoing reforms under President Donald Trump.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Is there a place for the poor?’ Artists and activists try to revive Johannesburg, crumbling City of Gold

Issues around basic services, corruption and class trouble vibrant Johannesburg, which this year hosts the G20 summit

The Conversation

Culture can build a better world: four key issues on Africa’s G20 agenda

The cultural and creative industries are a growing source of income and job creation around the world, generating tens of millions of jobs. The cultural sector is also linked to soft power, to relations between countries.

International Business Times

Malawi's Debt Crisis Deepens As Aid Cuts Hurt

Behind a dimly lit bar in Malawi's capital, Ben Manda rubbed his tired eyes and poured a customer a drink.

The Guardian - UK

G20 review – Viola Davis kicks ass in silly diplomatic hijack thriller

Davis’s hard-boiled president is is the reason to see this preposterous action pic

Tom’s Guide

5 best new movies to stream this weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and more

Looking for what to watch this weekend? Bong Joon Ho's 'Mickey 17,' 'G20,' and more movie night hits just landed on streaming.

The Guardian - US

G20 review – Viola Davis plays president in so-so action thriller

The Oscar winner plays a soldier turned world leader forced to fight back in Amazon’s simple, serviceable star vehicle

Inverse

Amazon Just Quietly Released The Most Misunderstood Thriller Of The Year

'G20' isn't the 'Die Hard' remix it could have been, but Viola Davis makes the most of it.

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