[HIGHLIGHTS] Accusations of arms deliveries to Russia: tense relations between Pretoria and Washington

Relations have been tense between South Africa and the United States since the accusations dropped by the US ambassador in Pretoria on Thursday, May 11. Reuben Brigety said he was convinced that South Africa delivered weapons to Moscow during the passage last December of a Russian cargo ship under sanctions, in a military port near Cape Town.

Pretoria has already suffered the first consequences of these accusations, with a fall in the rand, which was already very low. South Africa is also at risk of not seeing its participation in the AGOA trade preference program renewed beyond 2025.