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Kgosientsho Ramokgopa delivers impassioned speech, leaving delegates in tears
| UN peacekeeper | 11/15/25 |
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Date: November 15th, 2025 9:19 AM Author: UN peacekeeper Disagreements at the G20 are common, but participating nations are usually able to issue joint declarations. This year, though, Trump administration officials have mounted what some participants have called a concerted effort to block consensus on a wide range of principles — including those the United States had supported during Mr. Trump’s first term, such as clean energy.
In the case of the energy transition meeting, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, South Africa’s energy minister who served as chair, delivered an impassioned speech to the group when it became clear it would not be able to agree on a declaration, said Mr. Audat, his top adviser on the issue.
Mr. Audat recalled Mr. Ramokgopa saying that, while the delegates would go home to comfortable lives, many Africans would continue to live without electricity. The speech drew a standing ovation and left some delegates in tears, according to Mr. Audat and others in the room. |