South Africa’s US ambassador rejects Afrikaner genocide claims
South Africa’s new ambassador to the United States, Roelf Meyer, has rejected claims that white Afrikaners are facing genocide, saying violence and crime have been misrepresented. His comments challenge President Donald Trump’s allegations and come amid sharply deteriorated US–South African relations.
Trump launched a refugee pathway for Afrikaners after making the allegations; nearly 13,000 refugees have since entered the US, and the administration plans to admit up to 17,500 more over the next year. Some applicants describe genuine fears after farm attacks and violent incidents, but claims of a coordinated campaign to eliminate white South Africans have been rejected by South Africa’s political parties, including Afrikaner representatives.
- South Africa’s ambassador says white genocide claims are false.
- Trump’s refugee programme has admitted nearly 13,000 people.
- Some Afrikaners report violence, but no organised genocide is established.
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Originally published by BBC World as “South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US tells BBC”.