Cape Town, Oct 26, 2026 (AFP) - S.Africa ambassador calls for talks with US over 'tense' ties

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2026-10-26

South Africa is seeking "direct dialogue" with Washington to break a stalemate in tense diplomatic ties, the ambassador told AFP Monday, as Pretoria sought to avoid exclusion from a key US-Africa trade deal. Relations have deteriorated since President Donald Trump took office, with Washington cutting aid and berating President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office over discredited claims of a "white genocide". The "situation is tense and there's a b......

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