South African leader girds for risky White House meeting with Trump after barrage of attacks

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Open this photo in gallery: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the G20 meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Feb. 20. Mr. Ramaphosa’s delegation to the White House will include a white politician to help dispel the false allegation that the white minority is racially persecuted.Jerome Delay/The Associated Press South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will try to emulate the phlegmatic tactics of Prime Minister Mark Carney as he navigates a potentially explosive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this week. After taking steps to ease tensions with Canada, Ukraine, Iran and China in recent weeks, Mr. Trump has focused...