Focus on Africa - President Trump confronts President Ramaphosa
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The US President Donald Trump, confronted South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide and land seizures during a tense White House meeting. It was reminiscent of the US President's ambush of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier this year. At a time when diplomacy means everything, how did the South African President fare and what next for the US/South Africa relationship?
Also, who will the next President of the African Development Bank be?
And we find out more about the former Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who has been jailed for 15 years.
Presenter: Richard Kagoe
Producers: Sunita Nahar, Bella Hassan and Tom Kavanagh
Technical Producer: Francesca Dunne
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
Published on Thursday, 22nd May 2025.
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