The White House National Security Council has ordered U.S. agencies and departments to suspend preparations for the U.S. to participate in the G20 summit, which is being hosted by South Africa this year. President Donald Trump had previously threatened to boycott the G20 summit over South Africa's "land confiscation" law. This was reported by the Washington Post, citing two sources familiar with the matter, UNN reports.
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This decision by the U.S. authorities, which has not yet been officially announced, was made against the backdrop of recent public threats by President Donald Trump to boycott the summit over statements that the South African government is seizing land from white South Africans in accordance with a new law on expropriation passed in the country.
The G-20 summit is an annual international forum of the world's largest economies, designed to address the biggest global financial problems. The summit in Johannesburg is scheduled for November 2025 under the slogan "Solidarity, equality, sustainable development."
A White House official referred to comments made by Trump on Monday, in which the American leader accused South Africa of committing "genocide" against white citizens and said he would boycott G20 leaders' meetings in Johannesburg if "the situation is not resolved."
The National Council's decision suspends U.S. preparations for the G-20 summit, which included a huge amount of bureaucratic coordination and working meetings of administration officials throughout the year prior to the summit.
South Africa has rejected the Trump administration's accusations, saying there is no evidence of persecution or "white genocide" in the country. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the Trump administration "misunderstood the situation" by opposing policies in South Africa aimed at addressing racial inequality that has existed since the end of apartheid three decades ago.
We will continue to talk to them (with the USA - ed.)
In recent weeks, Trump has stepped up his attacks on the South African government. This week, a group of approximately 50 white South Africans arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport as refugees with humanitarian status, which the administration has suspended for all other groups in the world.
How can we be expected to go to South Africa for a very important G-20 meeting if land confiscation and genocide are the main topic of conversation? They are taking land from white farmers and then killing them and their families
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U.S. President Donald Trump was considering signing an order to reduce the activities of the State Department and American embassies in Africa.