Source: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2581318

Africa often flies under the global radar, despite its growing economic and political significance. However, that will change in the coming week, with South Africa assuming the G20 presidency on Sunday, and US President Joe Biden visiting Angola from Monday to Wednesday, probably his last overseas trip as president. Both moments are big firsts. No African nation has ever held the G20 before. Moreover, Biden’s trip is not only the first US presidential visit to Angola, but also his first to the continent during his own presidency, as he seeks to highlight to his successor, Donald Trump, and the wider West the strategic importance of Africa in the second half of the decade.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that he will use South Africa’s G20 year, which will include 130 meetings in the next 12 months, to put the spotlight on the huge political and economic potential of the continent. Indeed, Africa is increasingly seen to have the potential to become the main driver of global growth.