German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urges US President Donald Trump to reconsider excluding South Africa from December’s Group of 20 (G20) summit in Miami. The requests are reported as part of wider diplomatic engagement ahead of the meeting.
Most coverage agrees on the core facts: South Africa is a current G20 member, and Merz is urging Trump to invite the country despite its absence being announced for the Miami summit. Outlets also link the exclusion to Trump’s stated justification involving claims Pretoria rejects, without additional details beyond that broad description.
Where the reporting differs is mainly in emphasis. News24 and Bloomberg foreground Merz’s appeal to Trump and the decision not to invite South Africa. Moneyweb adds more detail on the reason Trump gave for the exclusion, mentioning allegations and Pretoria’s rejection as misinformation, which is not included in the shorter summaries from the other outlets.
