The South African Government May Be Edging Closer to China, Russia But Its People Seem to Prefer the West, Says New Poll

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday during the last stop of her ten-day, three-nation Africa tour.

Yellen’s arrival in Pretoria comes one day after a high-profile visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and just before joint naval exercises with Russia and China.

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