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G-20 Bickering Risks Leaving Africa Out in the Cold

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, center, at the B-20 summit in Johannesburg on Nov. 20.

Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

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South Africa’s hosting of the Group of 20 summit this year was supposed to be a showcase for the continent on the world stage.