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Prospects for agriculture in Africa took a huge boost last week as leaders, business people and major development partners pledged more than 30 billion US dollars in investments to expedite transformation of the sector.

The G20 Hangzhou Summit held recently in China was a historical achievement. It is rare to hear Africa and Least Developing Countries, which nowadays they are known as low income countries, featuring as the world agenda.

NAIROBI, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Belt and Road initiative being championed by China will unleash global prosperity through increased cross border trade, cultural interactions and skills transfer, a Kenyan scribe said on Friday.

"We have 10 times more direct investment in the European Union than we have in the whole of Africa," Chancellor Angela Merkel told leaders at the G20 summit. So could African countries benefit from the G20 meeting?

World leaders are meeting in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou for a G20 summit.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of financing and other support mechanisms to implement the global goals for sustainable development and climate action, urging further efforts by G20 countries to fulfill their commitments.

Global leaders are working to jump-start a flagging world economy.

South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan speaks to President Jacob Zuma (R) during closing remarks during the 5th BRICS Summit in Durban, March 27, 2013. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

By Andile Munyai, International Business student at Beijing Foreign Studies University and cofounder/Foreign Partner of LeYa, education start up company based in Beijing. He is from South Africa.