US EditionSouth Africa Stuns World by Dumping G20 Over Trump
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South Africa Stuns World by Dumping G20 Over Trump
South Africa confirmed Tuesday that it will withdraw from the Group of 20 (G20) economic forum for 2026, a move officials are calling a “temporary setback” that stems from tensions with President Donald Trump’s U.S. leadership of the forum. The announcement was made by South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Godongwana said South Africa is effectively taking a leave of absence from t…
The decision covered, but was taken in Davos: Pretoria announced its temporary withdrawal from the G20, the next summit of which will be held in December in Miami. In November 2025, the Trump administration had ostensibly blocked the previous meeting, held in Johannesburg. The Burkinabe daily newspaper, "The Country" stresses that this departure could create an African representation gap in the group of the top 20 world economies.
TRUMP BANS SOUTH AFRICA, RAMAPHOSA RESPONDS: “WE DON’T BEG”
TRUMP BANS SOUTH AFRICA, RAMAPHOSA RESPONDS: “WE DON’T BEG” President Cyril Ramaphosa and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana have made a historic decision: South Africa will temporarily withdraw from the G20 during Donald Trump’s 2026 presidency. The message is clear Africa will not beg to sit at tables where it is disrespected. Trump banned South Africa […] The post TRUMP BANS SOUTH AFRICA, RAMAPHOSA RESPONDS: “WE DON’T BEG” first appeared on Th…
When Africa Is Asked to Step Aside: What South Africa’s G20 Exit Really Means for You
South Africa’s decision to temporarily step back from the G20 during the United States’ 2026 leadership has been dressed up as a calm diplomatic pause, but for Africa, it reads more like a warning siren about how global power still works when the stakes are high and the voices are African. Development Diaries reports that for the first time since South Africa became the continent’s only representative in the G20, it has withdrawn at Washington’s…
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