Trump says US will boycott G20 summit in South Africa

US President Donald Trump said that due to friction with the host, South Africa over Pretoria’s policies on land and Israel, no US government official will attend the summit in November.

A woman walks at the Cape Town International Convention Centre during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on 24 February 2025. | Nic Bothma | Reuters

Toronto: President Donald Trump said on Friday that no U.S. government official would attend the G20 summit in South Africa later this month.

Trump has repeatedly said he would not attend the summit in South Africa, which is scheduled for Nov. 22 to Nov. 23, due to friction with its host over Pretoria’s policies on land and Israel.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Toronto; editing by Costas Pitas)

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