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Key insights
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G20 Summit Tensions: The U.S. and South Africa are experiencing heightened diplomatic tensions.
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Claims of Persecution: Trump's claims about Afrikaners have been rejected by South African officials.
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U.S. Funding Halted: Trump plans to stop all payments and subsidies to South Africa.
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What happened
President Donald Trump has announced that South Africa will not be invited to the 2026 G20 summit, which is set to take place in Miami. This decision follows Trump's criticism of South Africa's treatment of a U.S. government representative during the recent G20 summit held in the country. Trump claimed that white Afrikaners are facing violent persecution, a statement that South Africa has dismissed as unfounded. The White House has accused South Africa of undermining the founding principles of the G20. Tensions escalated when South Africa refused to transfer the G20 presidency to a senior U.S. embassy official at the conclusion of the summit. As a result, Trump stated that all payments and subsidies to South Africa would be halted.