November 23, 2025 Trump admin slams South Africa for ‘weaponized’ G-20 presidency as summit ignores Christian persecution Diplomatic row erupts as South Africa refuses U.S. embassy delegation at G-20 handover ceremony, prompting sharp rebuke from Trump administration officials.
November 20, 2025 White House shuts down reports US backtracked on Trump’s G20 boycott South African President Cyril Ramaphosa claims the U.S. requested G20 attendance, but the White House maintains it will boycott the November conference.
November 8, 2025 State Dept says G20 boycott tied to South Africa’s ‘government-sponsored discrimination’ against Afrikaners Trump administration boycotts G20 summit in South Africa, citing alleged state-backed discrimination against White Afrikaners.
October 25, 2025 Trump administration works to break China’s rare earth mineral stranglehold on Africa Trump administration works to counter China's rare earth mineral dominance through new African partnerships, targeting countries like Tanzania and Angola.
August 12, 2025 State Department report condemns South Africa over 'extrajudicial killings' in annual human rights report The U.S. State Department criticized South Africa for reports of extrajudicial police killings and violence against Afrikaner farmers in an annual human rights review released Tuesday.
July 30, 2025 Trump looks to skip G20 summit in South Africa after viral Oval Office meeting President Donald Trump said he may boycott the November G20 summit in South Africa due to ongoing diplomatic tensions and policy disagreements between the nations.
June 1, 2025 South Africa's high violence and land debates clash with Western media views Trump's comments on South Africa spark outrage, but local concerns focus on violence and property rights, challenging Western media narratives.
May 31, 2025 Who is Julius Malema, the South African politician behind 'kill the farmer' chant? Profile of the controversial South African politician Julius Malema, who President Donald Trump wants arrested after he repeatedly shouted that he wants South African farmers killed.
May 30, 2025 Hunter Biden seen driving Toyota rental in South Africa after his Secret Service detail was terminated Hunter Biden was seen publicly for the first time since his father's cancer announcement driving a Toyota rental car in South Africa after his Secret Service protection was halted.
May 28, 2025 South Africa's president pushes back on Trump's demand to arrest politician who chanted 'kill the farmer' South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will not have Julius Malema, who repeatedly chants “Kill the farmer," arrested despite a demand from President Donald Trump.