Donald Trump, South Africa and Cyril Ramaphosa
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US President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office with a forceful, reality-TV style ambush. After cordial greetings, Trump abruptly ordered the lights to be dimmed and played a video.
Mr Ramaphosa kept his cool. But the episode underlined Donald Trump’s warped views of South Africa—and how hard it will be to change them. The Trump administration has cut aid to Africa’s largest economy and seems set to cancel the preferential trade terms enjoyed by South Africa (and many other countries in the continent).
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The South African on MSNCyril Ramaphosa calls Donald Trump meeting a ‘great success’, but admits nothing agreedPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has described his bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump as “robust and fruitful”.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa's meeting with Donald Trump on Wednesday seeks to address rising tensions over 'genocide' claims against white Afrikaners.
Cyril Ramaphosa, looking to persuade President Donald Trump to stop floating the "white genocide" conspiracy theory, walked into a trap.
Donald Trump and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa's meeting has generated much meme fodder for netizens are they began mocking the United States President for his conduct during the interaction.
This sit-down comes at a time when South Africa's relationship with the United States is seemingly strained, making these discussions all the more significant.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa showed why he earned a reputation as a skilled negotiator in his clash with President Donald Trump.
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Briefly on MSNEFF claims Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump's meeting was used to attack Julius Malema, SA amusedThe EFF has slammed the meeting between Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa, saying it was used to vilify Julius Malema, but many found the party's comments hilarious.
Trump misidentified images of Congolese victims of fighting in the DRC with murdered South African farmers during a meeting with Ramaphosa.