Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday brought the curtain down on the first-ever G20 Summit hosted on African soil, delivering a powerful, unifying message before striking the gavel that symbolically closed one of the most significant moments in South Africa’s democratic history.The closing session [...] Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has called the G20 Johannesburg Leaders’ Declaration a significant confirmation of the value of multilateralism and the necessity of dialogue.G20 leaders on Saturday adopted a declaration on the climate crisis and other global challenges at the very start of their summit, breaking [...] Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - “The world is here, the African continent is here, (global) institutions are here. Multilateralism has been affirmed. The multi-polar world is in real action."These were the words of South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, following the announcement that the G20 Leaders’ [...] Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has confirmed that the leaders of the G20 have reached a consensus for a G20 Leaders’ Summit declaration to be adopted.The South African Government News Agency reported that Magwenya was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the [...] Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the first-ever G20 Leaders’ Summit on African soil must reflect the aspirations of both the continent and the wider global community.Opening the two-day gathering at Johannesburg’s Nasrec Expo Centre on Saturday, the President noted that while the G20 once [...] Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern over the recent reported abduction of school children and teachers in Kebbi State, north-western Nigeria, and Niger State, north-central Nigeria.“The Chairperson strongly condemns this despicable act committed against children and [...] Full text...

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Reprimanded for wanting to go to school as a young girl, then ignored and despised as an adult, Awrelia, originally from Wau in South Sudan, has learned to stand up for her rights, those of her children and those of the women in her community. She [...] Full text...

Belém, Brazil (PANA) - In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed on a sweeping package to scale up climate finance and accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement – but without a clear commitment to move away from fossil fuels.“A new economy is rising, while the old [...] Full text...