Marco Rubio to Skip G20 Meeting in South Africa

Rubio to boycott Johannesburg's G20 meeting over South Africa's land expropriation law
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday evening he was boycotting the G20 meeting in South Africa scheduled for later this month over the country's controversial land expropriation law.
US Top Diplomat Rubio Will Not Attend G20 Meet in South Africa
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after a tour of a migrant return center and a demonstration of a dog trained to sniff out narcotics, at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, February 5, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
'I will NOT attend G20': US secretary of state Marco Rubio says South Africa 'doing very bad things'
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa due to concerns about the country's policies, including land reforms. This decision follows similar criticism from President Trump,
US Secretary of State to skip G20 summit: 'South Africa doing bad things'
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip the G20 summit, accusing South Africa of pushing an 'anti-American' agenda and criticising its stance on DEI and climate policies
US secretary of state says he won’t be attending G20 summit in South Africa
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he will not attend a G20 summit this month in Johannesburg, South Africa, citing concerns over the country's policies.
The US Secretary of State refused to go to the G20 summit in South Africa
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the social network X said he would not go to the G20 summit in Johannesburg (South Africa). In his opinion, the country is doing "very bad things."
Marco Rubio to Skip G20 Meeting in South Africa Amid U.S.-Africa Tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend the upcoming G20 foreign ministers meeting in South Africa, the State Department confirmed Wednesday. The decision comes just days after President Donald Trump warned
US declines G20 attendance in protest of South Africa’s land reform
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces he will skip the upcoming G20 talks in South Africa, citing concerns over the controversial land expropriation law. The dispute escalates following Trump's criticism and threats to cut aid to South Africa.
Rubio Says He’ll Skip G-20 Meeting in South Africa Over Land Law
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he won’t attend a Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg later this month, citing among his reasons South Africa’s new land-expropriation law, which has been assailed by President Donald Trump.
US top diplomat Marco Rubio will not attend G20 meeting in South Africa
"South Africa is doing very bad things. Expropriating private property. Using G20 to promote solidarity, equality, & sustainability. In other words: DEI and climate change," Rubio said in his post on X,
US skipping G20 talks due to S. Africa's 'anti-American' agenda: Marco Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he would skip the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in South Africa, citing an 'anti-American' agenda. Rubio's decision follows US President Donald Trump's condemnation of South Africa's land reforms.
Africa takes GDP recalculation campaign to G20, but scepticism abounds
African countries plan a fresh push at international summits this year for standard measures of economic strength such as GDP ...
G20 should address looming trade and tariff war, AI challenges: Amitabh Kant
Kant’s suggestion that tariffs and trade wars should be addressed by the G20 comes amid the threat of rising protectionism by ...
Ship & Bunker1d
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Holds Steady as Crude Jumps
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index was little changed at $609.50/mt on Monday, having reached its lowest level since January 15 ...
US top diplomat Rubio will not attend G20 meeting in South Africa
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa, the top U.S. diplomat said on ...
Hosted on MSN5d
BRICS+ and G20: competing or collaborating for Global South
By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂHSouth Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa heads G20, an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union, and the African Union, while Brazil’s Luiz Inácio ...
devdiscourse15h
President to Outline Economic Growth, Service Delivery, and Vision of GNU in SONA
This year’s SONA holds historic significance, as it is the first under the Government of National Unity (GNU), following an ...
JD Supra1d
FSB recommends data flows changes and supervision of cross-border payments
Recently, the FSB released its final recommendations aimed at improving data flows and the regulation and supervision of cross-border payments.
Ramaphosa aims to set record straight with Trump over a game of golf, Presidency confirms
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said that President Cyril Ramaphosa intends to welcome in a state visit ahead of the ...