G20 Summit

  • Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Brasilia on Tuesday for a state visit to Brazil. He was warmly welcomed upon his arrival by the Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Presidency Rui Costa, along with several other senior Brazilian officials. An all-female local Batala band greeted him with vibrant drumbeats, dressed in full attire and…

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  • G20 Summit: Tinubu signs agreement to alleviate hunger, poverty in Nigeria

    President Bola Tinubu has hailed the creation of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, championed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil. Tinubu described the alliance as pivotal in the global fight against hunger and poverty. The Nigerian president made this statement on Monday at the 19th G20 Leaders’ Summit opening session…

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  • Tinubu heads to Brazil for G20 leadership summit

    President Bola Tinubu will depart Nigeria for Brazil on Sunday for the 19th meeting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit. Disclosing this, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the president’s latest trip is at the instance of the Brazilian President and current President of the group, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. This…

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are both planning to attend the G20 summit in Bali in November this year, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said. In an interview with Bloomberg published Friday, the Indonesian president, commonly known as Jokowi, said: “Xi Jinping will come. President Putin has also told me he will come.” In…

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  •   There are expectations that this week’s meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 in Argentina will achieve results although business leaders and analysts are pessimistic in consideration of the increasing tensions. The high-stakes encounter between the two leaders in Buenos Aires was hailed as a last-ditch opportunity…

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  • Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte made headlines around the world with his recent vulgar comments against the pope, president Obama and the United Nations. Why is he so vexed? Image: Rodrigo Duterte In his widely publicized warning to Obama as both were scheduled to meet at the G20 Summit in China, Duterte told reported that the U.S.…

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