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Originally published by Capital Businessbusiness
December 7, 2025
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Explainer: Why S. Africa-U.S. ties have soured?

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The United States and South Africa have been trading barbs, especially after President Donald Trump announced in November Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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Relations between the United States and South Africa have significantly soured, marked by a public boycott of the G20 summit in Johannesburg by the U.S. and escalating diplomatic disputes. A new round of "war of words" began when former U.S. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would not send a delegation to the November G20 summit.
- The U.S. boycotted the G20 summit hosted by South Africa in November.
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called the U.S. absence "their loss," while Trump accused South Africa of discriminating against its white minority.
- The U.S. imposed a 30 percent tariff on South African exports, making South Africa the sub-Saharan African country facing the highest U.S. tariff rate.
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