Only one African country (South Africa) is a G20 member, and it walks the line of trying to promote the continent’s concerns, while not imposing its voice on it. In addition, the chair of the African Union, Rwanda this year, and the chair of Nepad, Senegal this year, have observer status at the G20 and will be attending the summit.
Our following experts are available for comment:
- Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Chief Executive of SAIIA
- Talitha Bertelsmann-Scott, Regional Observatory Head at SAIIA
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G20-Africa research
Over the course of this year, SAIIA, together with the Global Economic Governance Africa (GEGAfrica) project, has contributed to the following research on G20-Africa engagement:
Gender mainstreaming in infrastructure development
- Discussion paper: Women and the energy value chain – opportunities for a more inclusive renewable energy sector in Africa
- Policy briefing: Opportunities and challenges in engendering the African value chain
Expanding infrastructure finance sources: infrastructure as an asset class
- Discussion paper: Infrastructure as an asset class in Africa
- Policy briefing: The case for infrastructure as an asset class
Global economic governance research
Furthermore, GEGAfrica has produced the following publications on global economic governance over the last two years:
- Bridging the Digital Divide and Supporting Increased Digital Trade: Scoping Study
- BRICS, Africa and Global Economic Governance Achievements and the Future
- Aligning G20 Initiatives with Africa’s Priorities
- The G20’s Contribution to Sustainable Development in Africa
- Informing the Approach of Multilateral Development Banks to Use of Country Systems
- Sustainability Standards, SMES and GVCS: Recommendations for the G20
- Fighting BEPS in Africa: A Review of Country-By-Country Reporting
- Transparency in Beneficial Ownership
- Trade Mispricing for Five African Countries
Think 20 Africa Standing Group
SAIIA is also co-chair of the Think 20 Africa Standing Group comprising think tanks from G20 and African countries. During the course of this year, the members of the Standing Group produced the following policy briefings as part of the T20’s contribution to Argentina’s G20 presidency:
- T20 Africa, G20 and Africa: Assessing Our Impact and Influence
- Africa – G20 cooperation: reducing complexity, increasing opportunities
- Mobilising Private Investment and the Compact with Africa: A Preliminary Assessment and Steps Ahead
- Tax Transparency and Exchange of Information (EOI): Priorities for Africa
- Cooperating on the Improvement and Expansion of Tertiary Education and TVET Programmes to Transform African Economies
- World of Work in the 4th Industrial Revolution: Inclusive and Structural Transformation for a Better Africa
- What priorities for G20 – Africa cooperation? Synthesising T20 Africa recommendations
