South Africa disinvited from G7 in France after US pressure: PretoriaIt was during that G20 in South Africa that French President Emmanuel Macron personally invited President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) to take part in the G7, Pretoria recalled. "We've learnt that due to sustained pressure, France has had to withdraw its invitation to South Africa to attend the G7 meeting," Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson to the president, told AFP. "We are told that the Americans threatened to boycott the G7 if South Africa was invited," he said. It was during that G20 in South Africa that French President Emmanuel Macron personally invited Ramaphosa to take part in the G7, Pretoria recalled. "Notwithstanding all of these developments, South Africa remains committed to engage constructively with the US," he said.

Source: Bangkok Post March 26, 2026 21:57 UTC