Ramaphosa travels to Washington amid strained relations

President Cyril Ramaphosa was due to arrive to arrive in the U.S. on Monday morning for a working visit that will culminate in a meeting with his counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Ramaphosa departed South Africa on Sunday night.

The trip comes after months of strained relations. In February, Trump accused South Africa of seizing land belonging to White farmers under its land expropriation act. White South Africans own more than 70…