South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he had a call with US President-elect Donald Trump to personally congratulate him on the election and discuss the future development of relations between the two countries.
"I had an opportunity this afternoon to personally extend South Africa's well wishes and congratulations to President-Elect Donald Trump on his election as the 47th President of the United States of America. During our telephone call, we both agreed on the need to strengthen our trade and political ties. We also look forward to hosting President-Elect Trump during the G20 Heads of State Summit next year," Ramaphosa said on X.
Trump became the first US president since the 19th century to be elected to nonconsecutive terms; he served as the US president from 2017-2021.
The Electoral College, the group of presidential electors from the states, will vote for the candidate whom each state's voters have chosen on December 17, and the results will be approved by Congress on January 6. The presidential inauguration will take place on January 20.