By Thapelo Molefe
World leaders adopted a 30-page G20 Leaders’ Declaration in Johannesburg on Saturday, marking the first time the summit has been hosted on African soil and placing the continent’s development priorities at the centre of global governance.
Meeting under the theme “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability,” leaders emphasised that their gathering was guided by the principles of Ubuntu, saying the summit recognised that “individual nations cannot thrive in isolation” and that global cooperation must ensure “no one is left behind”.
In the document, leaders warned of “rising geopolitical and geo-economic competition and instability” and “heightened conflicts and wars”.
The leaders also…