US declares South African ambassador persona non grata


WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared South Africa’s Ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, persona non grata on Friday (March 14) after his remarks about US President Donald Trump.

Anadolu Ajansi reported Rubio in a post on X, accused Rasool of being a "race-baiting politician" and said the US has "nothing to discuss with him.”

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