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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Washington for a high-stakes meeting with US President Donald Trump, as Pretoria seeks to mend sharply deteriorating bilateral ties.
The leaders are set to discuss trade, South Africa’s treatment of its Afrikaner minority, and Pretoria’s genocide case against Israel.
A US official told Semafor that they hoped the meeting would not devolve into “another Zelenskyy moment,” referring to the Oval Office clash between the Ukrainian leader and Trump.
Because South African diplomats including special envoy Mcebisi Jonas have struggled to make headway in Washington, the official said, the meeting will provide a rare opportunity to “reset the discourse” between the two nations.
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