G20 has ‘shock absorbers’ to deal with return of Donald Trump, says South Africa

(Yui Mok/PA)

The Group of 20 has sufficient “shock absorbers” to function effectively if the incoming Donald Trump administration promotes an America First policy at the expense of international co-operation, South Africa’s leader said on Tuesday as his country took over the bloc’s presidency.

South Africa assumed the rotational leadership of the group of the world’s leading economies on Sunday from Brazil and will hand it over to the United States at the end of 2025.