South Africa says France has disinvited it from G7 gathering in June

As France prepares to host the G7 Leaders’ Summit in June in the town of Évian-les-Bains, South Africa said on Thursday that it has been disinvited from the gathering.

The spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa said they have learned that Paris has had to withdraw its invitation due to sustained pressure from the United States.

Vincent Magwenya said they have been told that the Americans threatened to boycott the G7 if South…