South Africa's presidency confirms France withdrew G7 invitation over US pressure, threatening to boycott summit.

South ​Africa's presidency said ​on Thursday that France had withdrawn ​an invitation ‌to ⁠the G7 ‌leaders' summit in June ⁠due to sustained pressure from ​the United ‌States, including a threat ‌to boycott the summit. This ​decision was communicated to Pretoria by ​the French embassy ​about two ​weeks ago, said ​Vincent Magwenya, a spokesperson for South African President ⁠Cyril Ramaphosa. FRANCE 24's Eunice Masson reports from Cape Town, South Africa.