South African President Cyril Ramaphosa laughed off Donald Trump’s Oval Office ambush, in his first direct comments since returning from the encounter with his American counterpart last week.

Why South Africa’s president could be walking into an Oval Office ‘buzzsaw’ Cyril Ramaphosa wants to talk trade. But President Trump remains fixated on his country’s racial politics.

President Donald Trump meets South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Evan Vucci "This is sort of the ...

Trump hosted South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House amid tensions between the two nations over the U.S. resettlement of white South Africans.

(Bloomberg) -- After an uncomfortable Oval Office encounter with Donald Trump, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa becomes the latest world leader hoping to mend relations only to discover the ...

Foreign leaders visiting the White House used to be occasions for face-to-face diplomacy, allied backslapping and polite photo ops.

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa, U.S. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik speak to journalists in the Oval Office at the White ...