Group of 20 finance officials meet in South Africa from Thursday amid trade tensions, a global economic slowdown and Washington's threat to withdraw from multilateral organisations. President Cyril Ramaphosa has sought to leverage Africa's first G20 presidency to promote an African agenda,

South Africa secured a rare consensus among G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, concluding a two-day meeting with a joint communique, the first since October 2024. ・South Africa achieved a rare consensus among G20 ministers,