South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a plenary session of the G20 leaders' summit in Johannesburg on Saturday. The U.S. was the only country that refused to attend the G20 meet, the first summit to be held on African soil.

Refusing to bow to pressure from the Trump administration, G20 leaders have approved a declaration on climate change, debt relief and other priorities that the United States has rejected.

The agreement was announced in the opening minutes of the summit of Group of 20 leaders on Saturday morning in Johannesburg, despite strong objections from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, which is boycotting the summit.

South African officials on Saturday shared a video showing dozens of negotiators applauding loudly and cheering in celebration after they rea

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