The European Union offered Monday its “full support” to South Africa’s leadership of the Group of 20 before this month’s talks in Johannesburg, after the country’s spat with US President Donald Trump.


Trump froze US aid to South Africa last week, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers, despite Johannesburg’s denials.

One of Trump’s allies is South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, who has accused South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government of having “openly racist ownership laws”.

South Africa will host G20 talks of foreign ministers in Johannesburg on February 20-21, which US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he will skip, accusing the host government of having an “anti-American” agenda.

European Council chief Antonio Costa spoke to Ramaphosa by phone and gave the EU’s support to South Africa ahead of the talks.

“On my phone call with President Cyril Ramaphosa, I highlighted the EU’s commitment to deepen ties with South Africa, as a reliable and predictable partner,” Costa posted on X.

“I expressed the EU’s full support to South Africa’s leadership of G20 and its ambition to strengthen multilateral cooperation and the Pact for the Future to address the most pressing global issues,” Costa added.

There will be a meeting between the European Union and South Africa on March 13, he said.

Bar1941:
The whole world should be ready to stand against that animal called Donald Trump. He’s here to truncate the peace the world enjoys.

God1000:
The evil regime in America will not be happy with this development

God1000:
I stand with south Africa, God bless our beautiful continent

God1000:
I stand with south Africa, God bless our beautiful continent

MANNA_BBQGRILLS:
Thr Genesis of all the brouhaha.....


White South Africans own more than three quarters of all freehold agricultural land in the country, while Black South Africans – 80% of the population – own only 4% of freehold farmland according to 2017 statistics.

“They’re confiscating land,” Trump told journalists early this week, prompting a denial from Ramaphosa on social media. “South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law, justice and equality,” Ramaphosa wrote on the X platform owned by Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa and now serves Trump as the head of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE), a semi-official outfit Trump has attempted to invest with sweeping powers.

“The South African government has not confiscated any land,” Ramaphosa wrote on X.

President Ramaphosa also spoke with Musk, who has been vocally critical of the new South African law.

God1000:
I stand with south Africa, God bless our beautiful continent

MANNA_BBQGRILLS:
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Nwaikpe:
The person speaking for that European union wil most certainly have a name such as "Ahmed Jamal."

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Thr Genesis of all the brouhaha.....


White South Africans own more than three quarters of all freehold agricultural land in the country, while Black South Africans – 80% of the population – own only 4% of freehold farmland according to 2017 statistics.

“They’re confiscating land,” Trump told journalists early this week, prompting a denial from Ramaphosa on social media. “South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law, justice and equality,” Ramaphosa wrote on the X platform owned by Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa and now serves Trump as the head of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE), a semi-official outfit Trump has attempted to invest with sweeping powers.

“The South African government has not confiscated any land,” Ramaphosa wrote on X.

President Ramaphosa also spoke with Musk, who has been vocally critical of the new South African law.

Bar1941:
The whole world should be ready to stand against that animal called Donald Trump. He’s here to truncate the peace the world enjoys.

MANNA_BBQGRILLS:

Fuckyoumod:
Big talk, where were they when America took it upon itself to feed the world for nothing? E.U's defence funding is lower than Americans charity to E.U defence.


E.U should step in I want to see how long they can go funding and milk feeding African parasites.

Nwaikpe:
The person speaking for that European union wil most certainly have a name such as "Ahmed Jamal."