South Africa alleges that the United States pressured France to rescind President Cyril Ramaphosa's invitation to the Group of Seven summit in June, with Washington threatening to boycott the meeting if he attended. France's presidency adviser denied tailoring invitations to appease Trump and cited the G7's agenda on global imbalances and China tensions, while saying Kenya would instead be invited as a partner country.
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South Africa alleges that the United States pressured France to rescind President Cyril Ramaphosa's invitation to the Group of Seven summit in June, with Washington threatening to boycott the meeting if he attended. France's presidency adviser denied tailoring invitations to appease Trump and cited the G7's agenda on global imbalances and China tensions, while saying Kenya would instead be invited as a partner country.