Former African heads of state unite in the Cape Town Declaration, demanding urgent debt relief and sustainable solutions for developing nations at the G20 meeting.

G20 meets in Cape Town, but key members are absent as Africa pushes for debt relief amid rising costs and US disengagement.

The G20 meeting in Cape Town faced challenges as key finance chiefs were absent, highlighting global dissonance in tackling poverty and climate change. Despite calls for cooperation, major disputes and foreign aid cuts further strained efforts to create impactful solutions,

Eight former African Heads of State and Government have signed the Cape Town Declaration, calling for critical debt relief for highly indebted nations and advocating for lower borrowing costs for all developing countries.

South Africa sought to salvage international talks on tackling global poverty on Wednesday as finance chiefs from several leading economies skipped a gathering of Group of 20 nations in Cape Town held against a backdrop of foreign aid cuts.