Dar es Salaam, Dec. 30 -- THE 2025 G-20 Summit in South Africa delivered historic policy outcomes, yet the absence of President Donald Trump and the US high-level delegation underscored rising geopolitical strains and potential gaps in US influence on global economic decisionmaking.

The absence of the US delegation created a palpable political vacuum, dampening the summits usual vitality while, paradoxically, empowering other nations to act independently of Washingtons approval.

A meeting once shaped and energised by American leadership proceeded with notable confidence and determination, underscoring that global cooperation no longer relies on a single centre of authority.

The official justification for the boycott alleged mistreatmen...