President Cyril Ramaphosa will join Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and at least 12 other heads of state and government who have been invited by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to take part in next week's Group of Seven (G7) summit, officials said on Friday.

The unusually long guest list reflects Italy’s desire to broaden the horizons of the G7, a club of wealthy democracies that comprises the US, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the EU...

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