US EditionSouth Africa Says Wants Equal Treatment, After US G20 Exclusion
The U.S. excluded South Africa from G20 events citing policy disputes and objections to 'radical agendas' amid diplomatic tensions and trade tariffs, affecting a member of the forum representing 85% of global GDP.
- This month, the United States announced it will not invite the South African government to participate in the G20 during its presidency, after largely boycotting South Africa's tenure.
- Amid months-long tensions, U.S. officials criticized South Africa's G20 run as promoting radical agendas that ignored U.S. objections, with Marco Rubio referencing contested claims about Afrikaner treatment and Trump administration actions including expulsions and tariffs.
- Presidential spokesman Vincent Magwenya said South Africa anticipated U.S. announcements and added, `About this time next year, the UK will be taking over the G20 Presidency`.
- The move escalates a months-long standoff as the U.S. boycott risks complicating participation at the G20 summit due in Miami and cooperation among G20 members and regional blocs.
- Given the G20's economic weight, the group accounts for 85 percent of world GDP and two-thirds of its population, making South Africa's exclusion by the United States unusual for a presidency.
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Pretoria will not be invited to any G20 meeting that Washington is chairing until the summit to be held in December 2026 in Miami. South Africa, faced with a fake news campaign launched by the US administration, remains firm over its positions by letting the storm pass.
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South Africa says wants equal treatment, after US G20 exclusion
Lamola: US has no right to exclude South Africa from G20
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola says the US has no right to exclude South Africa from the G20, reiterating that South Africa is a founding member of the G20. It comes after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday confirmed that South Africa would not get an invitation to Miami. Rubio lashed out at South Africa’s G20 Presidency, accusing the country of blocking America, adding that South Africa no longer qualifies […]
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