South African President Cyril Ramaphosa broke up stern trade talks at the White House with a joke about wishing he had a gift for the president.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold crucial talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday in a high-stakes meeting that could improve or deteriorate already frosty relations between the nations.

South Africa’s visit to Washington to reset relations with Donald Trump is not expected to deliver a resumption of aid to fight the HIV epidemic, public health experts have said.