Overview
- Trump announced South Africa will not be invited to the 2026 G20 and said U.S. payments and subsidies to Pretoria will stop immediately, citing alleged abuses against white Afrikaners and a disputed G20 handover snub.
- The United States boycotted the Johannesburg summit, leaving no American official to receive the traditional gavel, and South Africa declined to recognize a lower‑ranking U.S. embassy representative for the handover.
- The leaders’ declaration in Johannesburg was finalized without a U.S. signature, reflecting wider friction over South Africa’s agenda, including climate measures.
- The transfer of the G20 presidency proceeded without the usual ceremony, with the U.S. set to assume the role on Dec. 1.
- Any change to G20 membership requires consensus, and reporting suggests the U.S. could instead withhold visas or seek to invite another country to meetings, while South African officials reject the ‘white genocide’ claims as baseless.