South Africa voiced dismay on Thursday that Group of 20 talks it hosted on global economic issues ended without consensus, after top officials from several countries skipped it and delegates remained far apart on issues such as climate finance.

G20 meets in Cape Town, but key members are absent as Africa pushes for debt relief amid rising costs and US disengagement.

Former African heads of state unite in the Cape Town Declaration, demanding urgent debt relief and sustainable solutions for developing nations at the G20 meeting.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, right, chats with a colleague at the G20 Finance Ministers and ...

U.S., China, Japan, India, Canada finance ministers absent Discussions also overshadowed by sharp disagreements Climate finance, financial reform, inequality in focus CAPE TOWN, Feb 26 (Reuters ... made it hard for the G20 grouping to make serious ...

G20 talks hosted by South Africa failed to reach consensus, focusing on climate finance. Key finance officials from several countries were absent, and discussions ended without a joint communique. A chair's summary highlighted commitments against protectionism and the need for a transparent multilateral trading system.

The G20 meeting in Cape Town faced challenges as key finance chiefs were absent, highlighting global dissonance in tackling poverty and climate change. Despite calls for cooperation, major disputes and foreign aid cuts further strained efforts to create impactful solutions,

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 developed and developing nations have gathered in South Africa for a two-day meeting CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Finance ministers and ...

The signing kicked off the African Leaders Debt Relief Initiative (ALDRI) at a G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Cape Town, where South Africa’s G20 Presidency has put debt sustainability ...

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa sought to salvage ... the Ukraine war and how to tackle climate change have long made it hard for the G20 grouping to make serious progress on global challenges ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 developed and developing nations gathered in South Africa on Wednesday for a two-day meeting marked by ...