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Five things to know about Africa's first G20

Civil society delegates sing and dance during the G20 Social Summit in Boksburg on November 18, 2025. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP)

Leaders of the world's largest economies will meet in Johannesburg on November 22 and 23 for the G20 summit, the first of its kind in Africa.

Here are five things to know about the annual meeting, which is taking place at a time of heightened global instability and tensions between Pretoria and Washington.

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