Diplomatic Tension: Ramaphosa's U.S. Visit Amid Controversial Claims - The Global Herald

Meet Cyril Ramaphosa: South African Leader Who Faced Trump in the Oval

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Washington on May 21, 2025, with his delegation, seeking a diplomatic reset and a fresh start after months of strained relations with the President Donald Trump administration. Instead, they encountered a bruising round of high-stakes diplomacy, tense, public, and laced with fiery questions from Trump. The encounter unfolded like a live performance, broadcast to millions around the globe, with T…

Diplomatic Tension: Ramaphosa's U.S. Visit Amid Controversial Claims - The Global Herald

This week, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and his entourage traveled to Washington, D.C., with the intention of mending relations following a

JOHANNESBURGO, 23 May (Xinhua) — South Africa said President Cyril Ramaphosa’s working visit to the United States, from 19 to 22 May, has been a success, expressing optimism about the upcoming trade talks between the two countries. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded a successful working visit to the United States of America at the invitation of President Donald Trump,” said the South African Presidency in a statement issued Thursday night,…

Ramaphosa’s US visit over, attention turns to trade

By Amy Musgrave President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded what the Presidency has described as successful working visit to the United States, despite US President Donald Trump being adamant in his false claims that there is white genocide in South Africa. Clearing up misconceptions on how the visit came about, the Presidency reiterated on Thursday night that it was at the invitation of Trump. It was aimed resetting and revitalising bilateral relat…