Trump Wipes South Africa From G20 Website, Announces ‘Miami 2026’ Summit
Trump Wipes South Africa From G20 Website, Announces ‘Miami 2026’ Summit
The move marks the first time in the bloc’s 20-year history that a member has been excluded, despite the G20 representing the overwhelming majority of the global economy.
President Donald Trump on Monday began the United States’ presidency of the Group of 20 by effectively wiping clean the website of outgoing host South Africa, a country he is also not inviting to next year’s summit.
In place of South Africa’s content, the G20 website now displays a black-and-white photograph of Trump with the words “Miami 2026” and “The Best Is Yet to Come,” echoing the popular Frank Sinatra song.
According to The South African, the website returned an error message when accessed from South Africa, making the platform effectively unavailable in the country.
The move marks the first time in the bloc’s 20-year history that a member has been excluded, despite the G20 representing the overwhelming majority of the global economy.
The Trump administration has also dismissed the outgoing South African presidency’s agenda, which had centred on a “just energy transition” and debt sustainability.
In a statement, the State Department said Trump will “return the G20 to focusing on its core mission of driving economic growth and prosperity to produce results.”
“We will prioritise three core themes: unleashing economic prosperity by limiting regulatory burdens, unlocking affordable and secure energy supply chains and pioneering new technologies and innovations,” it added.
Previously, SaharaReporters reported that Trump in a statement posted on X shortly after the conclusion of recently held G20 Summit in South Africa, drew international attention and raised concerns over escalating diplomatic tensions.
The United States president, Donald Trump, warned that South Africa would face immediate consequences after accusing the country of serious human rights abuses and misconduct at the recent G20 summit.
He justified the U.S. absence at the summit by accusing the South African government of failing to address alleged abuses.
He wrote, “The United States did not attend the G20 in South Africa, because the South African Government refuses to acknowledge or address the horrific Human Right Abuses endured by Afrikaners, and other descendants of Dutch, French, and German settlers.”
He then highlighted what he described as threats to lives and property, claiming these violations went unpunished.
“To put it more bluntly, they are killing white people, and randomly allowing taking of their farms from them,” he said.
The 2025 G20 Johannesburg Summit was held from November 22 to 23, 2025 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre (NASREC), marking the first time the G20 summit was hosted on African soil.
The summit brought together leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies to discuss issues including global economic growth, climate action, debt sustainability, and development priorities for the Global South.
Under South Africa’s presidency, the summit operated under the theme “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability”, emphasising multilateral cooperation and the priorities of developing nations.
The summit concluded with a leaders’ declaration highlighting commitments to sustainable economic growth, climate resilience, and global development, despite the absence of the United States delegation.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, who chaired the summit, formally closed the proceedings and handed over the G20 presidency, rejecting claims that protocol was disrupted, and describing the summit as a success for multilateral engagement.
South Africa called the U.S. boycott “regrettable” but stressed that the summit’s outcomes demonstrated the ability of the G20 to continue addressing global challenges even with one member absent.
