"The G20 is being held in Africa for the very first time, but the US is shunning the event."
""The African states are searching for partnerships," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, "and so I will go to Johannesburg in any case and hold talks there. ... I expect that we will return to Germany with good results.""
"The Trump administration boycotted the G20 this year over its months-long poor relations with South Africa. Trump has accused the South African government of systematically persecuting white South Africans, known as Afrikaners, a claim that has been repeatedly debunked. South Africa's ambassador has also been expelled from the US over the spat, after he accused Trump of racism."
The first G20 summit on African soil convenes in Johannesburg with an expanded membership of 21, including the European Union and the African Union. G20 members account for over half of the world’s population, about 85% of the global economy and 75% of international trade. Top representatives from the United Nations, the World Bank and other institutions are attending. Several major leaders, including those of the US, China and Russia, are absent. European nations view the summit as an opportunity to strengthen commercial ties with African states. The US is boycotting amid a diplomatic rift with South Africa, and will send only its ambassador for the handover; the next G20 will be hosted in Florida at a Trump-owned golf club.
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