The South African ambassador is not welcome in Washington
US Secretary of State Mark Rubio announced today, Friday, that the Ambassador of South Africa to Washington is no longer welcome in the United States. “We have nothing to discuss with him, so he is considered an unwanted person,” Rubio wrote in a post on the X platform.
South Africa responds with strict economic measures
This decision came after the government of South Africa has stopped all American companies operating inside its territory, in addition to suspending the export of minerals to the United States, in response to the policies of US President Donald Trump, which it described as “the money and lands of South Africa.”
Mutual economic effects
The United States is making profits more than $ 25 billion annually from South Africa, which means that these decisions may negatively affect the economy of both countries. In another escalation step, Trump decided to cut US financing from South Africa, including aid provided via the United States Agency for International Development.
A decisive position on South Africa
The South African government has confirmed that the United States relies heavily on African minerals, stressing that “America is nothing without minerals from Africa.” She added in an official statement: “If Trump believes that the Africans are just beggars, then he must search for minerals elsewhere, because Africa is tired of ignoring and the blatant respect that it receives from the Western world.”
