US pressure is mounting on South Africa over its🤝🏽 relations with Russia –American lawmakers calling on the JoeBiden administration to move this year’s African Growth and Opportunity Act Agoa forum to another country.👀
on the Joe Biden administration to consider moving this year’s African Growth and Opportunity Act forum to another country.The latest salvo by a group of legislators, representing Democrats and Republicans, has come as the clearest indication that SA is set to face the wrath of the
“And intelligence suggests that the South African government used this opportunity to covertly supply Russia with arms and ammunition that could be used in its illegal war in Ukraine,” said the congressmen in a letter to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, ambassador Katherine C Tai and National Security Advisor Jacob J Sullivan.
“President Ramaphosa is leading an African peace mission in the coming days to Russia and Ukraine. South Africa enjoys the support of the US government, the Africa Group & Business in hosting the Agoa forum, which is planned for November.
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