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Shifting Africa’s Role at the G20: From Symbolic Presence to Strategic Influence

Africa’s permanent seat at the G20 represents a significant milestone in the continent’s engagement with global economic governance structures. The African Union in the G20 report, jointly released by GHS and AfriCatalyst, with an accompanying policy brief, Maximizing Africa’s Influence in the G20, comes at a pivotal moment—midway through South Africa’s G20 presidency and amid evolving global dynamics.
Against this backdrop, AfriCatalyst and Global Health Strategies (GHS) are hosting a high-level virtual media roundtable to engage with the media, on Africa’s strategic role at the G20. The event will also see the launch of “The African Union G20 Report” and AfriCatalyst’s policy brief Maximizing Africa’s Influence in the G20
This Roundtable conversation will spotlight key recommendations and reforms to strengthen Africa’s voice in the G20, covering: Global Financial Architecture reforms, Climate adaptation financing, Digital Public Infrastructure and Health financing for resilience
As part of the broader visibility plan for these documents, a virtual high-level roundtable is proposed to serve as a soft launch targeting trusted media, policy, and technical audiences.