Xenophobia runs the world
From Washington to Copenhagen and Pretoria, blaming migrants has become the easiest governing strategy of our time.

From Washington to Copenhagen and Pretoria, blaming migrants has become the easiest governing strategy of our time.

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The US president has repeatedly accused South Africa of perpetrating human rights abuses against white Afrikaners.
Hopes that world leaders would use the G20 summit to tackle sovereign debt distress were dashed.

The hosts hailed the gathering, but others warned about the G20’s future.
G20 declaration shows commitment to multilateralism, reflects common purposes larger than disagreements, Ramaphosa says.

“The G20 has been good at fighting fires … but much less good at fixing the foundations of a global economy.”

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered closing remarks at the G20 summit in Johannesburg.

World leaders broke with tradition and quickly adopted a new declaration at the start of the G20 summit.
The summit declaration urges more help against the climate crisis and reduced debt burden for poor countries.
US President Donald Trump is boycotting the summit but South African leaders say the meeting will go ahead.

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