Germany Steps In as Trump, South Africa Rift Widens Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns the US is “needlessly surrendering influence” in Africa. When Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz stepped up to a podium in Berlin this week, he didn’t mince his words. The growing political frost between Washington and Pretoria, he warned, is not just a South … Continue reading Germany Steps In as Trump–South Africa Rift Widens: Why the G20 Fallout Matters