By Mogomotsi Magome and Michelle Gumede
Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from leading rich and developing countries focused on global conflicts, mainly on the Russia-Ukraine war, on the last day of their meeting in South Africa.
The two-day gathering in Johannesburg of the Group of 20 nations was marked by the absence of a senior U.S. delegation.
South Africa — the first African country to hold the G20 presidency — has tried to downplay this, saying it was “not a train smash” and that crucial deliberations continued in the presence of acting U.S. ambassador Dana Brown.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the gathering aimed to “engage in serious dialogue” against a backdrop of ongoing wars, climate change, and energy and food insecurity.
The United States is expected to take over the G20 presidency after South Africa next year.
After the gathering concluded, South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola told reporters that
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