Agenda is expected to include alleged genocide of Afrikaners, trade and tariffs, critical minerals, and Pretoria’s alliances with opponents of America.
The Trump administration has worked to expand its list of partner countries willing to receive illegal immigrants being deported from the United States.
Amid tariff negotiations with the U.S. and cease-fire plans for the Russia–Ukraine war, South Africa’s president talked with Trump, Putin, and Zelenskyy.
African governments have appointed special envoys to be dispatched to Washington to negotiate with President Trump’s representatives before the July 9 deadline.