United States Denies Accreditation to South African Delegation for 2026 G20 Summit

• The United States of America is preparing to host the Group of 20 Summit in Miami, Florida, in 2026
• The Donlad Trump administration has made a decision on whether or not to invite South Africa to the event
• South Africa hosted the global even in 2025, before handing over the presidency to the United States

Byron Pillay, a Briefly News journalist, has dedicated a decade to reporting on the South African political landscape, crime, and social issues. He spent 10 years working for the Northern Natal Courier before transitioning to online journalism.

GAUTENG - South Africa will not attend the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in Washington, DC.

That's according to eNCA, which reported that the country was not given accreditation to attend. Officials from Donald Trump's administration have refused to accredit South Africa's delegation, as the relationship between the two nations remains tense.

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The decision was confirmed by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Godondwana confirmed that he will be attending the World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings in the US, but was not accredited for the G20 meetings.

United States to host a planning meeting without South Africa present

As the United States gets ready to host the G20 in 2026, the country will convene a meeting of officials on Monday, 15 December 2025.

The meeting is scheduled to discuss planning for next year's events, sources told Reuters.

South Africa, which handed over the presidency of the G20 to the US, has not been invited to join the meeting. South Africa has also been given accreditation to attend any of the G20 events next year and reportedly will be taking a break from G20 until the UK takes over the G20 Presidency in 2027.

The White House has not released an official notice, but Trump has previously indicated that South Africa would not be invited.

The US President maintains that the white Afrikaner minority are being persecuted in the country, using this as the reason why he did not attend the global event in Johannesburg in November 2025.

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Trump says South Africa should lose G20 spot

Briefly News reported that Trump shared his thoughts on South Africa's role as a member of the Group of 20 major economies.

The President of the United States of America suggested that the country should not even be a part of the G20 anymore.

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Source: Briefly News