US President Trump has announced not to invite South Africa to the 2026 G20 summit, accusing it of oppression of white people. The President of South Africa called the move unfortunate and denied the allegations.
Washington: US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that South Africa will not be invited to the G20 summit in 2026. America will preside over it. Trump also mentioned America’s absence from the recent G20 summit held in Johannesburg. In a lengthy post on Twitter, Trump wrote, “To put it bluntly, they are killing white people and taking away their farms,” while also claiming that “Afrikaners, and other descendants of Dutch, French and German settlers” are facing human rights abuses.
South Africa will not get invitation to G20 2026
Many world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the G20 leaders’ summit held in Johannesburg last week. However, America did not send any delegation to this program and stuck to its stand. Trump claimed that South Africa refused to hand over the G20 presidency to a representative of the US Embassy who attended the closing ceremony. “Therefore, on my instructions, South Africa will not receive any invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be held in the wonderful city of Miami, Florida next year,” he said.
How did the President of South Africa respond to Trump’s allegations?
Responding, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa described the move as “unfortunate” and said his government has consistently worked to strengthen diplomatic ties with Washington. On the news of the handing over of the G20 presidency, the Office of the President of South Africa clarified that “Since the US was not present at the summit, matters related to the G20 presidency were duly handed over to a US embassy official at the headquarters of the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation.”
Trump has frequently repeated claims of atrocities against the white minority in South Africa, including allegations of genocide against white farmers. These claims have previously been rejected by the South African government and leaders of the country’s white community.