South Africa Forges Ahead with G20 Despite US Boycott Over Farmer Disputes
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa affirmed on Wednesday that the upcoming G20 summit will proceed decisively, despite the United States’ announcement that it will boycott the gathering of the world’s leading economies.
The boycott, declared by former US President Donald Trump, is based on accusations concerning South Africa’s treatment of white farmers. President Ramaphosa, addressing reporters, downplayed the impact of the American absence.
“We will take fundamental decisions and their absence is their loss,” Ramaphosa stated, as reported by AFP. He added that Washington was abdicating “the very important role that they should be playing as the biggest economy in the world.”
The controversy stems from Trump’s post on his Truth Social network, in which he called it a “total disgrace” that the G20 meeting is being held in South Africa. The Trump administration has long accused the South African government of discriminating against its white minority, specifically pointing to alleged land seizures and violence against the Afrikaner community.
The South African government has consistently denied these allegations, maintaining that white South Africans are not being persecuted.
The diplomatic spat sets a tense stage for the high-profile international meeting, with South Africa vowing to move forward with its agenda despite the withdrawal of the world’s largest economy.
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