G20 Leaders’ Summit 2025

The G20 Leaders’ Summit 2025 is scheduled for November 22 and 23, 2025, in Johannesburg, South Africa. This annual meeting brings together the heads of state and government from the 19 member countries, plus the African Union and the European Union. 

The G20 Summit represents the conclusion of the work carried out by the country that holds the rotating presidency of the group. It is the moment when heads of state and government approve the agreements negotiated throughout the year.

South Africa is holding the Presidency of the G20 from 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025. South Africa has set out three guiding principles for its presidency:

• Solidarity – building collective responses to shared global challenges.
• Equality – ensuring fairness between nations and peoples.
• Sustainability – pursuing growth that protects future generations.

The approach is shaped by the African philosophy of Ubuntu: ‘I am because we are’, which stresses interconnectedness and shared humanity. One of the key high-level deliverables is Task Force 3 – Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance and Innovation for Sustainable Development, which provides an opportunity for the G20 to shape the future of AI development and use for the global public interest. The task force aims to contribute to the evolution of safe, secure, ethical, and trustworthy AI ecosystems to which there are commitments in the G20, but also to ensure that they are reliable, development-oriented, and more equitably inclusive and just. Key deliverables include

• the launch of an ‘AI for Africa’ initiative to accelerate the extension and implementation of the AU Data Policy Framework and Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy
• the development of a Technology Policy Assistance Facility to assist countries in the development of national AI strategies, policies, and laws for countries, as well as knowledge sharing to ensure linkages to the research and policy work that is already available.

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