President Ramaphosa Meets Trump at White House Amid Tensions Over Refugee Policy and Trade
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House today, aiming to mend strained relations between the two nations. The meeting comes amid escalating tensions over U.S. refugee policies favoring white South Africans and trade disputes affecting bilateral economic ties. Diplomatic Strains and Refugee Controversy The relationship between South Africa and the United States has been under pressure since the Trump administration's decision to grant refugee status to a group of white South African farmers, citing alleged persecution. President Trump has claimed that white Afrikaner farmers are victims of "genocide," a characterization strongly disputed by the South African government, which attributes farm attacks to broader crime issues rather than racially motivated violence. In response to these developments, South Africa's ambassador to the U.S., Ebrahim Rasool, was expelled earlier this year after criticizing the Trump […]