South Africa Confirms it Won’t Attend the G20 in Washington

South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has not been accredited to attend the upcoming meeting of the Group of 20 finance chiefs in Washington, deepening a rift with the US.

Speaking to Bloomberg on Sunday at Amsterdam’s Schipol airport, as he traveled to the US to take part in Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, he said that both himself and South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago will not be attending the G20.