Five tins you need sabi about di first G20 wey go hold for Africa

Leaders of top economies for world go meet for Johannesburg on November 22 and 23 for the G20 summit wey dey happen for Africa for the first time. Below na five things wey you suppose sabi about this yearly meeting, wey dey happen now wey global wahala don increase and tensions dey between Pretoria and Washington.

First time for Africa

G20 start for 1999. The Group of 20 (G20) get 19 countries plus two regional bodies — the European Union and the African Union (AU).

Because South Africa get the rotating presidency this year, the summit dey happen for Africa for the first time.

G20 members make up about 85% of the world's GDP and near two-thirds of the people for earth.

South Africa na the only individual country from Africa wey dey inside G20, but AU enter as group for 2023.

'Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability'

Pretoria list priorities for im G20 presidency: make countries strong against disasters, make debt sustainable for low-income countries, finance a "just energy transition", and harness "critical minerals" for inclusive growth and sustainable development.

Their theme na "Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability".

South Africa hire expert team to check global wealth inequality and bring solutions to the summit.

The team, wey Joseph Stiglitz — wey win Nobel Prize for economy — lead, call for make dem form intergovernmental panel to fight the "inequality emergency" wey dey make 2.3 billion people dey hungry for the world.

US boycott

US President Donald Trump talk this month say no US officials go attend the summit.

Trump don clash with South Africa for several mata since e come White House for January, including say e talk about "white genocide", and e add 30% tariff on South Africa — the highest for Sub-Saharan Africa. South Africa deny the "white genocide" allegation.

Even with US boycott, Pretoria talk say dem still dey expect a "successful" summit.

Johannesburg dey for spotlight

G20 leaders meeting go hold for Nasrec Expo Centre, the biggest conference venue wey dem build for South Africa for purpose.

The place dey for edge of Soweto township — wey everybody sabi — and dem choose am as symbol of post-apartheid "spatial integration". The venue dey host big events like the ruling African National Congress annual congress.

This event don put eye for the wahala of the city wey start during gold rush for late 1880s and now get about six million people, according to July official estimates.

Even though Johannesburg get Africa's richest square mile, e still get plenty places wey infrastructure don spoil and services no dey.

President Cyril Ramaphosa bash the bad condition in March and demand make dem do better. African Development Bank for July approve $139 million loan for upgrades.

End of "Global South" run

South Africa go pass G20 to United States, wey mean the run of "Global South" presidencies — after Brazil, India and Indonesia — don end.

Trump talk say e plan make the platform small well well, because over years dem don add many working groups and social issues wey pass the original financial mata.

The US president don also question whether South Africa suppose "even dey inside the Gs again", and this one dey raise question about the future of G20.