JOHANNESBURG — The first Group of 20 summit in Africa that ended Sunday broke new ground by putting the priorities of poor countries at the top of the bloc's agenda.

Host South Africa negotiated a summit declaration signed by some of the world's richest and top emerging economies that agreed to give more global attention to issues that especially affect developing nations.

They included the impact of climate change on poor countries, the rising debt levels and unfair borrowing conditions they face, and their call for help to transition to green energy sources.

But the United States, a G20 founding member and the world's biggest economy, boycotted the summit, didn't sign the declaration, and the Trump administration has declared it is opposed to South Africa's agenda — especially the par

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