18 days ago · New York
Trump granting asylum to Afrikaners is 'race-based policy', South African FM claims
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. France 24 English and France 24 Africa are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to New York. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 10:38 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Trump granting asylum to Afrikaners is 'race-based policy', South African FM claims”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said Washington's plan to take in up to 17,500 more White South Africans was "a race-based policy", dismissing the "so-called genocide" of Afrikaners as "fake news".
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- First reported by France 24 Africa
Trump granting asylum to Afrikaners is 'race-based policy', South African FM claims
- Picked up by France 24 English
Trump granting asylum to Afrikaners is 'race-based policy', South African FM claims
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