NEWS ANALYSIS. Washington is boycotting the event taking place on Saturday and Sunday in Johannesburg. Yet despite intimidation from the Trump administration, South Africa has pushed ahead with its agenda, placing the priorities of developing countries at the heart of the summit – the first G20 ever held in Africa.

The 2025 G20 Summit, to be hosted by South Africa on Saturday and Sunday, offers a critical opportunity for global leaders to coordinate action on several significant and systemic…

US says Johannesburg meeting cannot issue final statement without its presence and that summit’s priorities ‘run counter to US policy views’