The G20 in Focus: An Anthology of African Analyses, Priorities, and Pathways

It gives me great pleasure to write the foreword to this timely and thought-provoking anthology, The G20 in Focus: An Anthology of African Analyses, Priorities, and Pathways. This publication, undertaken through the Democracy Development Program (DDP), comes at a critical moment in global history, one marked by uncertainty, transformation, and the redefinition of power relations in international governance. As South Africa assumes the chairship of the Group of Twenty (G20) and the African Union secures a permanent seat within this influential forum, the need for Africa to articulate its voice, vision, and values on the global stage has never been more urgent.