Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- South Africa has criticised comments by US President Donald Trump, questioning South Africa's participation in the G20. South Africa described the remarks as "regrettable" and based on misinformation.

In a statement shared on X on Thursday, the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa described South Africa as a full G20 member "in its own name and right" and rejected what he called insults about its standing on the global stage.

According to the country, the G20 summit hosted by South Africa last week was widely praised by attending heads of state and government, and produced a declaration reaffirming the importance of multilateral cooperation.

But Mr Trump claimed that the US embassy representative in South Africa, who...