South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet United States President Donald Trump at the White House next week in an attempt to “reset” ties between the two countries, Pretoria has said. The reported visit comes after the US welcomed dozens of white Afrikaners as refugees this week,

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to hold talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on May 21 and hopes to ease a simmering diplomatic row between the two nations.

Cyril Ramaphosa will meet US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington next week at a time of strained ties between the two countries.