Ramaphosa: South Africa ‘won’t be bullied’ as US skips G‑20 summit

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will not be bullied in a jab at the United States, which said it would boycott the G-20 summit in Johannesburg this weekend.

The US government also asked Pretoria not to issue the traditional joint leaders’ declaration after the meeting, where about 40 countries are expected to attend.

US President Donald Trump, who has clashed with South Africa over its G-20 agenda and various international and domestic policies, is skipping the summit amid a wider US retreat from multilateralism that has rattled global order.

The US embassy confirmed at the weekend it would not attend the summit, saying in a note to South Africa that its G-20 priorities “run counter to the US policy views and cannot be supported.

The Embassy said the United States “opposes issuance of any G-20 summit outcome document under the premise of a consensus G-20 position, without U.S. agreement.

South Africa, the first African country to host a G-20 summit, replied that the United States’ absence from the event negated its role.

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