US Likely To Participate In G20 Summit, Says South African President

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has indicated the US will likely participate in the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, scheduled to take place on November 22 and 23, after an initial boycott by the Trump

administration.

Speaking at a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa, he said: “We have received notice from the United States, a notice which we are still in discussions with them over about a change of mind, about participating in one shape or form or other in the summit.”

Reuters quoted the South African leader as saying that Pretoria would have to see what’s feasible in terms of how U.S. officials could take part.

“This comes in the days before the summit. And so therefore we need to engage in those types of discussions to see how practical it is and what it finally really means.,” he added.

Earlier this month, the US President said he would not be attending the 2025 G20 Summit, claiming the country “shouldn’t even be in the Gs anymore.”

Trump said the country did not deserve membership in the group “because of what’s happened there,” without explicitly elaborating on what he was referring to.

In a post on Truth Social, he said: “It is a total disgrace that the G20 will be held in South Africa. Afrikaners (People who are descended from Dutch settlers, and also French and German immigrants) are being killed and slaughtered, and their land and farms are being illegally confiscated. No U.S. Government Official will attend as long as these Human Rights abuses continue. I look forward to hosting the 2026 G20 in Miami, Florida!”

South Africa currently holds the G20 presidency under the forum’s rotating chairmanship. Next year, the US will preside over the group.

In May, Trump had criticised South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and alleged that white farmers in his nation were being killed and “persecuted”.

Afrikaners are white South Africans primarily descended from Dutch settlers who colonised the region during the 17th and 18th centuries.