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In January 2025, which country officially assumed the G20 Presidency?
South Africa
Brazil
India
Canada
South Africa
South Africa officially assumed the G20 Presidency, marking the historic milestone of hosting the first-ever G20 summit on the African continent.
South Africa took over the G20 presidency, continuing the rotation trend of consecutive Global South presidencies following Indonesia, India, and Brazil. This development underscores the growing strategic representation and voice of developing nations and the African continent in global economic and geopolitical governance forums.
The Group of Twenty (G20) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from major advanced and emerging economies. It does not have a permanent secretariat or staff, and its presidency rotates annually among member countries grouped into regional blocks.
South Africa assumed the G20 presidency in December 2024 / January 2025
It marks the first G20 summit held on the African continent
The 2026 G20 Summit under South Africa featured the theme Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability
South Africa succeeded Brazil in leading the G20 presidency rotation
A is correct тАФ South Africa officially assumed the G20 Presidency, marking the first time the summit is hosted on African soil.
Remember the sequence of G20 host nations for recent summits: India (2023), Brazil (2024), and South Africa (2025/2026), representing a consecutive series of Global South presidencies.