The G20 Leaders’ Summit closes on Sunday with uncertainty over a formal handover to the United States, reports Cape {town} Etc.
Washington declined to take part in key summit meetings after President Donald Trump said the US did not agree with the agenda and repeated a baseless claim about violence against white farmers in South Africa.
G20 leaders signed a Summit Declaration on Friday at the start of the meeting. The document took shape without US input and sets out goals on climate, debt relief and support for poorer nations.
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SABC News reports, South African officials have said it would be an insult for President Cyril Ramaphosa to hand the presidency to a junior US official.
The G20 Leaders’ Summit will end later on Sunday, with South Africa unlikely to formally hand over the presidency to the United States.https://t.co/FDDN26lhj6 pic.twitter.com/69BEhci4ai
— SABC News (@SABCNews) November 23, 2025
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation confirmed Pretoria refused Washington’s request to send a low-level envoy to the handover.
According to Reuters delegates noted the declaration as an achievement for the first African G20 presidency. President Ramaphosa praised the consensus among participating countries and underlined South Africa’s role in centring developing nations.
The handover protocol remains unclear. Diplomats say the presidency will pass to the United States in name.
The shape of the formal ceremony will depend on talks between the two governments in the coming hours.
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