Ronald Lamola, South Africa's international relations minister, speaks during a media briefing at the G-20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. The existential crisis at the heart of the G-20 was on Germany chancellor Friedrich Merz’s mind, in his opening remarks he said being part of the group “means bearing responsibility” and that right now the war in Ukraine is the group’s “greatest challenge.”
Ronald Lamola, South Africa's international relations ministerPhotographer: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg

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