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With looming 30% tariffs on South African exports and diplomatic tensions with the Trump administration, President Cyril ...
President Ramaphosa's special envoy has reportedly been rejected by the US, in the latest sign of frosty relations.
After Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool was no longer welcome in the U.S. and posted his decision Friday on social media, South African embassy staff were ...
Rubio declared Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata. The Trump administration’s Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, declared in a social media post on March 14 that South African Ambassador Ebrahim ...
As Marco Rubio calls South Africa’s Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata, here is a timeline of a falling out.
South Africa's ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington, Dec. 6, 2013. Cliff Owen / AP Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he’s kicking out the new ...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome in our great country.” “Ebrahim Rasool is a race-baiting ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is seeking to expel South Africa ’s ambassador to the U.S., Ebrahim Rasool, after the official criticized Donald Trump during a forum early on Friday.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared South African ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool “persona non grata” and accused the diplomat of being a “race-baiting politician” over his ...