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Ramaphosa dropped from G7 guest list in France as US pressure escalates | SA News

PRETORIA – The United States put pressure on France to uninvite President Cyril Ramaphosa to the G7 Summit in June.

The South African presidency told AFP on Thursday that Ramaphosa would not be attending the Summit in the French town of Evian.

It marks the latest episode after months of fractured ties over a range of issues, from South Africa’s genocide case against US ally Israel to President Donald Trump’s disputed claims that white Afrikaners are being persecuted.

“We’ve learnt that due to sustained pressure, France has had to withdraw its invitation to South Africa to attend the G7 meeting,” Vincent Magwenya, Presidency spokesperson, told AFP.

“We are told that the Americans…

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