US Snubs Africa, Embraces Apartheid Allegations
Deutsche Welle reports South Africa is trying to 'shake off' a US 'snub cloud' as the G20 approaches. The article subtly implies South Africa is at fault for some vague 'discomfort.' What they're not explicitly linking is South Africa's principled stance against ongoing atrocities, exemplified by their 2023 case against Israel at the International Court of Justice—a case the US vehemently opposed.
This isn't a mere 'snub'; it's a predictable consequence of a nation daring to challenge the US-backed status quo. One might wonder if 'standing on the side of justice' (as South Africa sees it) now automatically qualifies a nation for Washington's diplomatic deep-freeze. How many global south nations must risk these 'snubs' before the west recognizes their agency? Perhaps it's not South Africa's
'cloud' to shake off, but Washington's moral blind spot to acknowledge.