'SA Will Not Bow' - Ramaphosa Hits Back at US Pressure over G7 Snub

'SA will not bow' - Ramaphosa hits back at US pressure over G7 snub

President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed that South Africa will not bow to geopolitical superpowers despite pressure from “vicious global right-wing forces.” Ramaphosa made the remarks after the US pressured France into disinviting the president from the G7 Summit. The summit – which will be held in Évian, France, in June – is an annual international forum for the leaders of the G7 member states, including France, the US and the UK. ‘Won’t bow’ Deliv…

South Africa playing the G7 business roulette

By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH South Africa highly boasts its membership in multilateral organisations, the latest being included in BRICS+, described as non-Western association. Russian authorities have insisted that the association was created, not as ‘anti-Western’ and its members have the freedom to leverage with any external nations. For now, BRICS+ strongly advocates for multipolarism, a new political and economic architecture to oppose United St…

SOUTH AFRICA’S EXCLUSION FROM G7 SUMMIT NO SURPRISS- RAMAPHOSA

SOUTH AFRICA’S EXCLUSION FROM G7 SUMMIT NO SURPRISE, SAYS RAMAPHOSA SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has downplayed reports that his invitation to the forthcoming G7 summit in France has been withdrawn, saying non-attendance by a country outside the bloc should surprise no-one. Reports on Thursday claimed the US had put huge pressure on France to […] The post SOUTH AFRICA’S EXCLUSION FROM G7 SUMMIT NO SURPRISS- RAMAPHOSA first appeared on…

Diplomatic rift widens as France denies US pressure to exclude South Africa from G7 summit

By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The diplomatic landscape of the upcoming G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, has been clouded by a brewing dispute over African representation and the influence of “America First” foreign policy. At the heart of the friction is a fundamental disagreement over why South Africa—traditionally a staple guest at such gatherings—will be absent from the 2026 meeting. While the host nation, France,…