G20 has ‘shock absorbers’ to deal with return of Trump, says South Africa
South Africa assumed the rotational leadership of the group of the world’s leading economies from Brazil and will hand it over to the US in late 2025.
The Group of 20 has sufficient “shock absorbers” to function effectively if the incoming Donald Trump administration promotes an America First policy at the expense of international co-operation, South Africa’s leader said on Tuesday as his country took over the bloc’s presidency.
South Africa assumed the rotational leadership of the group of the world’s leading economies on Sunday from Brazil and will hand it over to the United States at the end of 2025.
Those three countries will work together over the next 12 months as per the G20 protocol.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will raise the impact of climate change on developing countries during South Africa’s G20 presidency – the first by an African nation.
