South Africa president says G20 will make declaration despite U.S. warning

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vows the G20 will issue a joint declaration this weekend despite U.S. pressure to block it.

The Trump administration is boycotting the Johannesburg summit over false allegations that South Africa violently persecutes its white minority population.

South Africa is hosting the first G20 summit in Africa, aimed at addressing climate change, debt burdens and global wealth inequality.

JOHANNESBURG — The Group of 20 nations will make a joint declaration at the end of their summit in Johannesburg this weekend despite warnings against that from the United States, South Africa’s president said Thursday.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said