The G20 Summit kicks off in Joburg with global leaders pushing ahead <a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">despite the U.S. snub. A draft declaration, finalised without American sign-off,

Hundreds of women wearing black have gathered in a Johannesburg park to protest gender-based violence in South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to the G20 in South Africa where there could be more space to try and advance trade talks with other countries because U.S. President Donald Trump isn't attending.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said the absence of the US at G20 was "their loss" and added that "boycott politics doesn't work". None of South Africa's political parties - including those that represent Afrikaners and the white community in general - have claimed that there is a genocide in South Africa.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -A G20 draft leaders' declaration includes references to "climate change" in defiance of U.S. objections, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The draft declaration was agreed ahead of this weekend's summit in Johannesburg without U.S. input.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to South Africa for the G20, which will include a meeting with the country’s president, comes as Canada prioritizes boosting trade with other continents and plans to scale back foreign aid.

The absence of Trump and other leaders risks undermining the credibility of the first G20 and its summit in Africa.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -G20 envoys have agreed a draft leaders' declaration ahead of this weekend's summit in Johannesburg, without input from the United States, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.