Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong visited Johannesburg, the Republic of South Africa, from 21 to 23 November 2025 to attend the 2025 G20 Summit.
At the G20 Summit, in line with the South African G20 Presidency’s theme of “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability”, Leaders reaffirmed their commitment to working together to strengthen international financial and economic cooperation, and to collectively address future challenges, including the impact of artificial intelligence.
In his interventions, Prime Minister Wong emphasised that the G20 must act with pragmatism and fresh thinking to shape a future that is open, resilient, and inclusive. He highlighted the need to revitalise the rules-based multilateral trading system, including through reform of the World Trade Organization, and called for countries to share expertise and strengthen global partnerships to lead digital transformation, including artificial intelligence.
On the sidelines of the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Wong had bilateral meetings with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of Finland Alexander Stubb, President of France Emmanuel Macron, Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz, Taoiseach of Ireland Micheál Martin, Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni, President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh.
Prime Minister Wong will depart for Addis Ababa, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, today.
Africa Fact: western Africa, region of the western African continent comprising the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Western Africa is a term used in the Encyclopædia Britannica to designate a geographic region within the continent of Africa. The term West Africa is also often used to refer to this part of the continent. As conventionally understood, however, West Africa is primarily a political and economic designation and comprises all the areas considered here except Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, and the Saharan parts of Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.
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Jol – party / to have fun [jo-rl] Similar to ‘kiff’ or ‘kief’, jol can be used in any context to express having a good time.Example: “I’m going to a jol tonight!” / “I’m having a jol!” / “It was such a jol!”
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Fun South African Fact: South Africa is full of record-breaking animals.