An investigation in South Africa has rejected a US allegation that the country supplied weapons to a Russian ship under US sanctions that was docked at a Cape Town naval base, after the accusation imperilled ties between the US and Africa’s most industrial economy.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that an inquiry “found that there was no evidence to support the claim that the ship transported weapons from South Africa destined for Russia” as had been alleged by the US ambassador to Pretoria earlier this year.
“When all matters are considered, none of the allegations made about the supply of weapons to Russia have been proven to be true,” he said. “None of the persons who made these allegations could provide any evidence to support the claims,” he added.