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US confirms boycott of G20 events in South Africa
The Island
|May 22, 2025
The US will not participate in upcoming G20 events hosted by South Africa, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed on Tuesday.
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The decision, first reported by the media last week, comes amid growing tensions between the two nations. The administration of US President Donald Trump has accused South Africa of enabling, what it called, a racially motivated "genocide," a claim President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed as a "completely false narrative."
Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio cited several reasons for the boycott, including that the agenda of the events fails to "reflect the priorities of this administration."
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