Trump and his allies have targeted South Africa, promoting the false narrative that white people are being mistreated by the nation’s post-apartheid government.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared that his country "will not be bullied," responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's recent threat to cut off funding over South Africa's land reform legislation.

Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in eastern DR Congo. Kagame, meanwhile, took exception to Ramaphosa's calls for a UN- backed ceasefire, accusing the South African leader of distorting facts and saying "if South Africa prefers confrontation,

South Africa won’t be bullied, President Cyril Ramaphosa said after his government came under fire from his US counterpart Donald Trump’s administration.