South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep regret over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to exclude South Africa from the 2026 G20 Summit in Miami, Florida. Trump announced the exclusion on social media, citing South Africa’s refusal to hand over the G20 presidency to a U.S. embassy representative during the recent summit in Johannesburg. ‘Therefore, at my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20,’ Trump stated. While G20 members typically do not require invitations, visa restrictions could effectively bar participation. Trump boycotted the Johannesburg summit based on widely discredited claims of white minority persecution in South Africa. Ramaphosa noted that the U.S. delegation’s absence was voluntary, and the G20 presidency was formally transferred to a U.S. embassy official in Pretoria. This low-key handover reportedly further angered Trump, who has been critical of South Africa’s domestic and foreign policies. Ramaphosa lamented Trump’s punitive measures, which he claims are based on misinformation. In a Truth Social post, Trump accused South Africa of unworthiness for international membership and announced an immediate halt to all U.S. payments and subsidies to the country. South African officials have called for solidarity among G20 members to uphold the group’s integrity. The Johannesburg summit, the first held in Africa, concluded with a joint declaration on multilateral cooperation for climate change mitigation and economic inequality, despite U.S. objections.