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South Africa's President Visits the White House Amid Ongoing Diplomatic Tensions

South Africa's President Visits the White House Amid Ongoing Diplomatic Tensions

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Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa, is set to meet with Donald Trump at the White House on May 21. This meeting comes after the Trump administration has repeatedly accused South Africa of systematically persecuting white Afrikaner farmers, a claim that has been widely debunked. The meeting is expected to focus on the US administration's decision to admit around 50 white South Africans last week, which is a highly contentious issue. South Africa has strongly rejected the allegations made by Trump and is seeking to reset historically low relations with a crucial trading partner.

Marco Rubio
Republican Party
1. They live in a country where farms are taken and land is taken on a racial basis.
Donald Trump
Republican Party
1. It's a genocide that's taking place that you people don't want to write about.
Daniel Silke
Political Futures Consultancy
1. This is an issue of personal diplomacy and a personal relationship that needs to be forged even though it might be rocky.
2. The US is taking maverick positions on all sorts of issues and Trump, in particular, will criticize a leader one day and will then reach out the hand of friendship if it is beneficial for the US.
3. For all of the chatter about tariffs it looks as the worst tariffs could be negotiated down. South Africa has got leverage on some critical minerals that it could also supply to the US.
Fredson Guilengue
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
1. The objective is to try to clean up South Africa's image and remove the perception that Trump is putting forward about South Africa as a country where a genocide against white Afrikaaners is taking place.