Tensions between South Africa and US rise over detention of US officials

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Tensions between South Africa and US rise over detention of US officials  The United States has warned of "severe consequences" should South Africa not take action after briefly detaining "two US officials", who were providing support to the Afrikaner minority group according to Washington, on Tuesday.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/19/tensions-between-south-africa-and-us-rise-over-detention-of-us-officials  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The political tensions between the US and South Africa are showing no sign of easing.

00:07On the contrary, Washington has condemned South Africa's arrest of two American officials

00:14on Tuesday, who, according to the US government, were in South Africa to provide assistance

00:20to the Afrikaner minority. The United States warned of severe consequences

00:25should South Africa not take action.

00:28This can only be seen as an attempt to intimidate US government personnel

00:33in South Africa on official business.

00:35The United States will not tolerate such behavior toward its government's officials,

00:40read part of the statement.

00:45South Africa denied having arrested any US officials,

00:48saying on Wednesday that it had proceeded to arrest seven Kenyan citizens

00:52who were illegally working to process immigration applications for the US government.

00:58the U.S. by its federal law for the U.S.

01:09The U.S. has come.

01:10This has been released in 2022 , which is difficult for Americans to protect and not할 people.

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