South Africa's G7 Snub: France Withdraws Invitation Amid US Pressure, China Pledges Support
South Africa's presidency announced that France withdrew its invitation for the country to attend the G7 summit, reportedly following US threats to boycott the event. China has since pledged continued support for South Africa.
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China pledged to continue its support for South Africa on the same day that it emerged that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had been disinvited from this year’s Group of Seven (G7) summit in France following US threats to boycott the event. On Thursday, Pretoria said that Ramaphosa’s invitation – issued personally by French President Emmanuel Macron at last year’s Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg – had been withdrawn because the organisers did not want a no-show from the United...
By Jevans Nyabiage
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