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By Thobile Jiwulane: China's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Miao Deyu (centre) and guests addressing journalists at G20. (Image: By Thobile Jiwulane The cooperation between Africa and China has been strengthened by the recent hosting of the G20 Summit in South Africa, one of the leading members of the Global South and a founding member of this multilateral body. The Summit deepened existing ties, culminating in the launch of the Initiative on Cooperation Supporting Modernisation on the final day, Sunday the 23rd, in Johannesburg. Both South Africa and China have been anticipating the realisation of this initiative, which is designed to modernise the African continent through development projects aimed at enhancing economic growth in selected countries, backed...

By Fawzia Moodley: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Image: Press Information Bureau) As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to chair the first-ever G20 Leaders Summit on African soil, in Johannesburg this week (Nov 22 -24), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of Africa’s and indeed the Global South’s biggest champions, will be among the world leaders supporting his agenda for a more equitable global dispensation. While media attention has been on US President Donald Trump’s churlish refusal to attend the event in person, or even have an American presence at the summit, and the absence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the G20 show goes on. The representatives of 42 countries at the summit, including Modi...

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