Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to participate in the 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit

The office of the Namibian President, Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, confirmed that its President has been invited by her South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit.

According to a media statement, Dr Nandi-Ndaitwah will feature as Ramaphosa's as Special Guest at this weekend's G20 Leaders' Summit, set for the Nasrec Conference and Expo Centre on Saturday and Sunday .

More than 40 heads of state and other officials from across the globe will be in attendance. These include Brazilian President Lula DA Silva and India's Prime Minister, Naendra Modi.

The Summit will take place from 22 to 23 November 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The G20 (Group of Twenty) consists of 19 major economies and two regional bodies: the European Union and, since 2023, the African Union. With the AU’s permanent seat, Africa’s perspectives and aspirations are firmly embedded within the forum’s long-term agenda. South Africa, the only African G20 member, assumed the 2025 Presidency, becoming the first African nation to lead the grouping since its establishment.

This year marks a historic moment as South Africa becomes the first African country to host a G20 Leaders’ Summit, creating a unique opportunity to elevate African priorities within global economic governance.

With South Africa hosting the G20 Summit in the continent, many African leaders expect the Summit to finally deliver an inclusive and collabirative engagement which will put an end to the exploitative Global North centred summit.

The two-day gathering will take place under the theme “Building an Inclusive and Sustainable Global Economy.”

It comes at a time when US President, Donald Trump had initially boycotted the summit over unfounded and untested white genocide allegations against South Africa. W20.

Her Excellency will lead the Namibian delegation and deliver interventions in the following sessions:

• Session One: Inclusive Sustainable Economic Growth – Leaving No One Behind, focusing on trade, development finance and managing debt burdens.

• Session Two: A Resilient World, covering disaster risk reduction, climate change, the just energy transition and food systems.

President Nandi-Ndaitwah is also invited by H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa to attend the meeting with fellow African Heads of State, the African Union and other African partners on Friday, 21 November 2025. The President will also attend the G20 Leaders’ Reception.

Key priorities for this year’s G20 include:

• Advancing trade and inclusive growth;

• Promoting industrialisation and sustainable investment in developing economies;

• Strengthening the G20 Pledge on Industrialisation in Africa and Least Developed Countries;

• Reforming the multilateral trading system, including discussions on the WTO; and

• Enhancing global efforts on climate resilience, disaster preparedness, food systems and energy transitions.

"The 2025 Summit offers an important opportunity to promote inclusive growth and fair global economic reforms from an African perspective," the Namibian leader stated.

"Throughout the year, the Business 20 (B20) South Africa process carried Africa’s growth agenda to major global platforms such as the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, the UN General Assembly, BRICS in Rio, WEF China and the Africa CEO Forum. The B20 serves as the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community. This work produced 30 actionable recommendations from eight B20 Task Forces, submitted to the #G20 Presidency.

Namibia has also emphasised the need for these recommendations to inspire concrete global commitments that shape policies, investments and partnerships with real impact.

Nandi-Ndaitwah looks forward to engaging with fellow leaders to advance Namibia’s development priorities and contribute to building a global economy that is more inclusive, sustainable and equitable. The President is expected to leave her country later today, Friday, 21 November 2025.