With a strike of the symbolic gavel, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday closed the first G20 summit to be held on the African continent.
The gathering broke with tradition by issuing a leaders’ declaration on the opening day of talks despite fierce opposition from the United States.
It has been critical of a South African agenda for the G20 that largely focused on climate change and global wealth inequality.
Ramaphosa said the declaration from this weekend’s summit reflects a “renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation”.
In his closing speech, Ramaphosa said the summit had taken place at a crucial time as calls around the world grew louder for “progress on the imperatives of time”.