{"id":8812,"date":"2026-11-04T12:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/trump-rout-a-new-era-could-reset-ties-s-africa-president\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T12:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:31:14","slug":"trump-rout-a-new-era-could-reset-ties-s-africa-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/trump-rout-a-new-era-could-reset-ties-s-africa-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rout a \u2018new era\u2019, could reset ties \u2013 S\/Africa president"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Trump-rout-a-\u2018new-era-could-reset-ties-\u2013-SAfrica-president.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"'African countries helped during anti-apartheid struggle' - Ramaphosa\u00a0tells South Africans\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Trump-rout-a-\u2018new-era-could-reset-ties-\u2013-SAfrica-president.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AFP__20251120__84LB3BY__v1__MidRes__SafricaBrazilG20SocialSummit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AFP__20251120__84LB3BY__v1__MidRes__SafricaBrazilG20SocialSummit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AFP__20251120__84LB3BY__v1__MidRes__SafricaBrazilG20SocialSummit.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday the Democrats\u2019 rout of the Republicans in US midterm elections heralded a \u201cnew era in world relations\u201d and could thaw strained ties between Pretoria and Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US-South Africa tensions have mounted over a range of policy disputes, culminating in Washington\u2019s removal this week of South Africa from a trade deal offering eligible sub-Saharan African countries preferential US market access.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI do think that this group is going to introduce a new era in world relations,\u201d Ramaphosa told reporters when asked about the Democratic result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re hoping that on a bilateral basis, there will be a coming together of minds where we will find a proper path forward on geopolitics as well as on trade matters and investment matters,\u201d Ramaphosa said, speaking after voting in local government elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The US decision to exclude South Africa as well as Rwanda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is set to take effect on January 1, with fears it could cost the battered local economy thousands of jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Africa is the biggest beneficiary of the programme.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two countries have clashed over race, trade and diplomacy, with Washington cutting aid, imposing tariffs, expelling South Africa\u2019s ambassador and boycotting a G20 summit in Johannesburg, against the backdrop of the country\u2019s unresolved legacy of white minority rule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, President Donald Trump berated Ramaphosa in the Oval Office over discredited claims of a \u201cwhite genocide\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Africa \u2014 Africa\u2019s most industrialised nation \u2014 is the United States\u2019 largest trading partner on the African continent, with more than 500 US businesses and 30,000 US citizens based in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/trump-rout-a-new-era-could-reset-ties-s-africa-president\/\">Trump rout a \u2018new era\u2019, could reset ties \u2013 S\/Africa president<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday the Democrats\u2019 rout of the Republicans in US midterm elections heralded a \u201cnew era in world relations\u201d and could thaw strained ties between Pretoria and&hellip; 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