U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa, the top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, days after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding to the African country.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday evening he was boycotting the G20 meeting in South Africa scheduled for later this month over the country's controversial land expropriation law.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he will not be attending the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, citing concerns over the country's actions. Rubio emphasised that his primary responsibility is to safeguard America's national interests.

Rubio cited concerns over SA's actions, including the expropriation of private property, says it is not in the US's interest to 'waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism'.

President Cyril Ramaphosa defended South Africa's land policy on Monday after Donald Trump's threat to cut off funding because of what he said were land confiscations.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend the upcoming G20 foreign ministers meeting in South Africa, the State Department confirmed Wednesday. The decision comes just days after President Donald Trump warned

Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X that he will not be attending the G-20 summit in Johannesburg as a protest against the South African government.

Rubio's announcement comes two days after Trump hit out at South Africa over land reforms aimed at redressing inequalities perpetrated during the apartheid era.