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South African government, Afrikaners reject Trump administration claim of a humanitarian emergency
Advocacy groups for the country's Afrikaner white minority on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's position that there's a humanitarian emergency affecting white people in South Africa.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, South African government, Afrikaners reject Trump administration claim of a humanitarian emergency, Advocacy groups for the country’s Afrikaner white minority on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s position that there’s a humanitarian emergency affecting white people in South Africa.
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- South African government, Afrikaners reject Trump administration claim of a humanitarian emergencyPBS News - 2026-05-27T16:56:15+00:00
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