Nigeria, March 27 -- France has withdrawn its invitation to President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend this year's Group of Seven leaders (G7) summit due to pressure from the US, according to the South African presidency.

Bloomberg reports that Pretoria attributed the move to pressure from the US.

The South African President had been invited by his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, to attend the G7 summit in Evian, scheduled for June.

Given that South Africa is not a member of the G7, France invited it to attend as an observer.

The invitation was issued during last year's G20 summit in Johannesburg, which was held amidst US President Donald Trump's antagonism in the country.

However, South Africa claimed France rescinded the invitation t...