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Ramaphosa and Trump Meet to Address Tensions in U.S.-South Africa Relations

The leaders will discuss trade, land reform, and U.S. claims of racial persecution as they seek to reset strained bilateral ties.

FILE - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to journalists during the eighth EU-South Africa summit in Cape Town, South Africa, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht, File)
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Visitors at the Nampo agricultural fair, one of the largest in the southern hemisphere, ride past the wall of remembrance, a tribute to farmers killed since 1961, near Bothaville, South Africa, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Farmers visit the Nampo agricultural fair, one of the largest in the southern hemisphere, near Bothaville, South Africa, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Overview

  • President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Donald Trump are meeting at the White House to address longstanding tensions between South Africa and the United States.
  • Key topics include South Africa's land expropriation law, U.S. claims of racial persecution against white farmers, and the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees in the U.S.
  • Ramaphosa aims to counter unsubstantiated U.S. claims of 'genocide' and defend South Africa's sovereignty while seeking a reset in relations.
  • The two leaders will also negotiate a new trade framework as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) approaches its October 2025 expiration.
  • Trump is expected to push for exemptions for U.S. firms from South Africa's equity ownership laws and to address South Africa's ICJ case against Israel.