The unusually direct statement, issued by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs, accused South Africa’s government of failing to address worsening violence, economic hardship and unemployment while blaming external political ideologies for the country’s domestic challenges.
A fresh diplomatic clash has erupted between the United States and South Africa after the U.S. State Department launched a scathing attack on South African officials over remarks linking the American “Make America Great Again” movement to attacks on black people and opposition to human rights.
The unusually direct statement, issued by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs, accused South Africa’s government of failing to address worsening violence, economic hardship and unemployment while blaming external political ideologies for the country’s domestic challenges.
The statement was aimed at South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, following comments he recently made.
In the statement, the U.S. State Department said: “Federal Minister Ronald Lamola, you blame concerns about violence and failed governance on ‘MAGA politics.’
