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France rescinds Ramaphosa's invitation to G7 summit, South Africa says
South Africa says Paris rescinded President Cyril Ramaphosa's invite to the June G7 meeting, accusing France of yielding to US demands; the claim was reported by France 24 and has not been independently confirmed.
Mar 26th 2026 · South Africa
Insights
- South Africa says France withdrew President Cyril Ramaphosa's invitation to the G7 Leaders Summit in June.
- South Africa alleges Paris acted under pressure from the United States.
- The report was broadcast by France 24 and other summit participants have not publicly confirmed the claim.
Sources
- US pressured France to disinvite South Africa from G7 leaders’ summit, Pretoria alleges www.politico.eu
- South Africa says France withdrew G7 invitation under US pressure www.ft.com
- South Africa disinvited from G7 in France www.france24.com
- South Africa excluded from G7 summit due to boycott threats from US www.france24.com
- South African President Backtracks on US Role in G7 Summit Snub www.bloomberg.com
- South Africa's exclusion from G7 summit no surprise, says Ramaphosa www.bbc.com
- South Africa disinvited to G7 summit in France www.rt.com