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France denies excluding South Africa from G7 summit under pressure from US

French officials have denied claims by the office of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa's that France has excluded South Africa from the list of invitees to June's G7 leaders' summit in Paris under pressure from Washington, saying Kenya has been invited instead.

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US Snubs South Africa For 2026 G20, Adds Poland — 'We'll Take A Commercial Break,' Says South Africa

Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally confirmed on Wednesday that the United States will not invite South Africa to participate in the 2026 G20 Miami summit during its presidency, while adding Poland as a new participant.

Benzinga

Ramaphosa's Talks With Trump Chance To Reset Tattered Ties

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa travels to the United States next week to meet Donald Trump in a bid to rescue deteriorating relations with a vital and increasingly critical trade partner.

International Business Times

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Let us disuse the notion that one country is going to emerge as leader of Global South: South African official

No single country to lead Global South, saysSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson Vincent Magwenya; stresses importance of Global South having a voice in multilateral platforms

The Hindu

G20 to become G21 as world leaders agree to grant African Union permanent membership

India’s Narendra Modi welcomes AU as a ‘permanent member of the G20 family’

The Independent UK

Russia says it thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea port of Novorossiysk

Russia's defence ministry said early on Friday that it had thwarted an overnight drone attack by Ukraine on Novorossiysk, a Russian naval base on the Black Sea. A Ukrainian intelligence official told Reuters that a Russian vessel was damaged in the attack, although the regional governor had earlier stated that…

France 24

Kyiv attacked as African peace mission visits

KYIV: A flurry of Russian missiles greeted a delegation of African leaders arriving in Kyiv on Friday as part of a mission aiming to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia.

Bangkok Post

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South Africa aware of legal obligations regarding Putin visit

South Africa is aware of its legal obligation, a spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday, referring to a proposed visit by Vladimir Putin after an international court issued an arrest warrant against the Russian leader.

Reuters

‘Farmgate’: Cyril Ramaphosa inquiry ‘clears’ South African president but police still investigating

ANC leader was accused of failing to report theft of foreign cash hidden in sofas at his ranch

The Guardian - AU

South Africa government faces legal threat over crippling blackouts

Opposition politicians and South Africa’s biggest labor union say they’re readying a lawsuit against the head of the state-owned power company and a government official that oversees it as blackouts cripple the nation.

Tribune News Service

Ramaphosa cancels Davos trip amid South Africa energy crisis

Africa’s most industrialised economy being hit by daily power cuts as anger grows among opposition and public

The Guardian - UK

South African President Ramaphosa readies defense before key ANC meeting

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers are preparing a court challenge against an advisory panel report that said there may be grounds for his impeachment, as governing party officials continue talks on how to respond to the damning findings.

Tribune News Service

South Africa's leader faces calls to resign over charges of cash stuffed in couches

The calls for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign follow allegations that Ramaphosa tried to conceal the theft of a huge sum of cash stuffed into couches at his farm in 2020.

WEKU

South Africa to let Russian billionaire's superyacht dock

South Africa will allow a $500 million superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov to dock in Cape Town despite attempts from the city’s mayor to get its entry blocked

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South Africa allows superyacht belonging to Putin ally billionaire to dock in Cape Town

Russian tycoon Alexey Mordashov is one of the many sanctioned by western countries

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia’s warring sides meet for talks in South Africa

The event marks first formal meeting between Ethiopian gov’t and Tigray forces since war broke out in November 2020.

France 24

Peace talks under way in South Africa to end Ethiopia’s brutal conflict with Tigray

Peace talks to end Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict have begun in South Africa, a South African government spokesman said Tuesday. It is the highest-level effort yet to end two years of fighting that has killed perhaps hundreds of thousands of people.

Reuters

Ethiopia peace talks start in South Africa

(This Oct. 25 story has been corrected to clarify in paragraph 13 the sequence of events that led to the war)

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S.Africa's Ramaphosa to miss UN General Assembly over power crisis

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will miss the United Nations General Assembly this week, instead returning home from Britain to address a national power crisis, his spokesman told local media including television channel eNCA.

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