G20 presidency to tackle issues facing global south

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South African president Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday he will use the g20's presidency, which is the first by an African nation, to put the priorities of the African continent onto the agenda of the powerful global economic forum.

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00:00And in other news, South African President Sidi Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that he will

00:05use the G20's presidency, the first by an African nation, to put the priorities of the

00:11African continent into the agenda of the powerful Global Economic Forum.

00:19We have dubbed this G20 as a great moment for our continent as well as for the global

00:26south.

00:27We have said this is the first time it's happening on our continent in Africa and therefore we

00:32want to not only in terms of optics, we wanted to have African flavor in substance, in issues

00:43that will be tackled, development issues and all that.

00:47We've been a member of the G20 as a lone voice for the longest time.

00:53We've now been joined by the AU, we're very pleased, but there are specific key countries

01:00on our continent that are sister countries that also need to be brought within the fold

01:06so that we can raise the voice from Africa, the neglected continent for the longest time.

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