Published: Nov 22, 2025, 08:38 IST | Updated: Nov 22, 2025, 08:38 IST
Tensions between the U.S. and South Africa have escalated after President Donald Trump announced a full U.S. boycott of the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg. Trump alleges “human rights abuses” against white Afrikaner farmers, including land seizures and violence — claims strongly denied by the South African government. Critics say the move is a politically motivated attack on South Africa’s domestic policies and its global leadership role.