Coverage dated November 7, 2025

U.S. to boycott G20 summit in South Africa as Trump repeats claims about treatment of Afrikaners

Headline from CBS News

President Trump had already announced he would not attend the annual summit before saying that no U.S. government officials would go.

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Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Boston Globe

    Trump says US to boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating allegations about treatment of white farmers (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    “It is a total disgrace that the G20 will be held in South Africa,” Trump said on his social media site.

  2. CBS News

    U.S. to boycott G20 summit in South Africa as Trump repeats claims about treatment of Afrikaners (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump had already announced he would not attend the annual summit before saying that no U.S. government officials would go.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Trump: No US officials attending G20 in South Africa – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Donald Trump's decision to boycott the annual Group of 20 summit comes just a few days after he said South Africa shouldn't be a part of the group at all.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Trump says US to boycott South Africa G20 summit over white ‘genocide’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Trump calls it a ‘disgrace’ that South Africa is hosting the G20, reiterates debunked claims of a white ‘genocide’.

  5. The Hill

    Trump says US will skip G20 in South Africa (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump announced the U.S. will not attend the G20 summit in South Africa, citing human rights abuses and land confiscations targeting white South Africans.

  6. Newsweek

    Trump: US to boycott G20 in South Africa, citing treatment of white farmers (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The decision to skip the summit underscores growing tension between Washington and Pretoria.

  7. Digital Journal

    Trump says no US officials to attend G20 in South Africa (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    President Donald Trump said no US officials would attend the G20 summit in South Africa, reviving debunked claims of white Afrikaners being systematically

  8. Fox News

    State Dept says G20 boycott tied to South Africa’s ‘government-sponsored discrimination’ against Afrikaners (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump calls South Africa hosting the G20 summit a "total disgrace" as the country faces reports of "government-sponsored discrimination" against White Afrikaners.

  9. PBS NewsHour

    Trump says U.S. will boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating claims about 'abuses' of white farmers (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has said he’s told Trump that information about the alleged discrimination and persecution of Afrikaners is “completely false.”

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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