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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will conscionable with President Donald Trump astatine the White House connected Wednesday, successful what could beryllium a tense brushwood pursuing Trump's repeated disapproval of the state since returning to office.
Trump has alleged a “genocide” is being committed successful South Africa against achromatic farmers, a assertion South Africa has denied.
Billionaire Elon Musk, who was calved and raised successful South Africa and has been captious of its policies, is expected to be immoderate of the meetings with Ramaphosa, a root told NewsNation.
The United States has granted exile presumption to 59 achromatic South Africans, marking the commencement of what the Trump medication said is simply a larger relocation program for number Afrikaner farmers who Trump claims are being persecuted.
Ramaphosa is expected to rebut these claims during his visit.
South Africa to speech commercialized woody with US
Trade volition besides apt beryllium a cardinal taxable successful Wednesday's meeting.
South Africa remains the United States' largest African trading partner, but it's presently taxable to Trump's planetary 10% tariff pause.
Once lifted, South Africa could look a 31% tariff, an result Ramaphosa is hoping to debar and has cited arsenic a main crushed for his trip.
