Overview
- Trump announced on Truth Social that no U.S. government official will attend the Nov. 22–23 summit in Johannesburg, calling it a response to alleged human-rights abuses.
- South Africa rejected the accusations as not supported by evidence, and experts note that farm attacks are a small fraction of homicides and typically motivated by robbery rather than race.
- A group of prominent Afrikaner figures said the persecution narrative is misleading, urging that their community not be used to advance U.S. political agendas.
- The boycott follows earlier steps including a February halt to U.S. financial assistance and a policy prioritizing Afrikaners within a sharply limited refugee cap, alongside Trump’s broader criticism of South Africa’s foreign policy.
- South African officials say the summit will proceed with other world leaders, with European heads of state due and China’s Xi Jinping expected to attend.