Trump rout a ‘new era’, could reset ties – S/Africa president.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday the Democrats’ rout of the Republicans in US midterm elections heralded a “new era in world relations” and could thaw strained ties between Pretoria and Washington.
US-South Africa tensions have mounted over a range of policy disputes, culminating in Washington’s removal this week of South Africa from a trade deal offering eligible sub-Saharan African countries preferential US market access.
“I do think that this group is going to introduce a new era in world relations,” Ramaphosa told reporters when asked about the Democratic result. “We’re hoping that on a bilateral basis, there will be a coming together of minds where we will find a proper path forward on geopolitics and on trade matters and investment matters,” Ramaphosa said, speaking after voting in local government elections. The US decision to exclude South Africa and Rwanda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is set to take effect on January 1, with fears it could cost the battered local economy thousands of jobs. South Africa is the biggest beneficiary of the programme.
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