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Can Ramaphosa charm offensive help fix South Africa’s ties with Trump’s US?

South African leader keeps calm in the face of an ‘ambush’ by Donald Trump about false ‘white genocide’ claims.

Al Jazeera · May 21, 2025

With Trump election win, Africa braces for US aid cuts, uncertainty

But it could also force African nations to double down on their shift away from the US, towards Asia and the Middle East

Al Jazeera · Nov 9, 2024

Brics: African countries face opportunities and risks in alienating China or the US - an expert weighs in

South Africa recently hosted a Brics summit. The event attracted international attention because the group has recently begun to emerge as a possible rival against US dominance of world affairs. The US and China lie at the heart of this debate. They are the two biggest trading partners of most…

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2023