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Africa's first G20 meeting opens with call for 'cooperation'

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) and Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola attend the G20 Foreign Minister Meeting at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on February 20, 2025. [AFP]

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa opened on Thursday a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting with a call for "cooperation" amid geopolitical tensions and "rising intolerance."

Top diplomats from the world's largest economies gathered in Johannesburg for the two-day talks held for the first time in Africa, overshadowed by the absence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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