Summary
President Donald Trump decided the United States will not attend the G20 summit in South Africa, citing the treatment of white farmers. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa disagreed with Trump's claims and said the G20 will continue without U.S. participation.
Key Facts
- President Trump said no U.S. officials will attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg on November 22-23.
- Trump cited the alleged persecution of white minority Afrikaners in South Africa as a reason for the boycott.
- South Africa's government and Afrikaner officials reject Trump's claims about violence against white farmers.
- The G20 was set up in 1999 to help rich and developing countries address global economic and development issues.
- President Ramaphosa emphasized that the G20 will proceed without the U.S., calling their absence a loss for them.
- South Africa is pursuing a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
- The U.S. will take over the G20 presidency from South Africa at the end of the year.
