Accra, Ghana – President John Dramani Mahama has strongly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for claiming there is a “white genocide” in South Africa, calling the remarks “an insult to all Africans” and historically false. President Mahama’s statement comes after Trump’s meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, where Trump raised concerns about violence against white farmers in South Africa, presenting photos some of which were allegedly misattributed to South African incidents.
President Mahama described Trump’s claims as “dangerously misleading,” noting that they ignore centuries of oppression, apartheid, and economic imbalance that persist in South Africa today. He highlighted historical examples of African nations’ solidarity with South Africa’s liberation, including Ghana’s protests in support of Black South Africans after the Sharpeville massacre in 1960 and the Soweto uprising in 1976.
The president warned that Trump’s rhetoric plays into a broader pattern of historical revisionism, threatening to erode hard-won truths about colonialism and apartheid. He emphasized that language has long been used as a tool of conquest and that Trump’s actions are an affront to the collective memory and dignity of all Africans.
President Mahama also pointed out the stark economic disparities in South Africa, where white South Africans, making up less than 10% of the population, control a disproportionate share of the country’s wealth. He questioned why Afrikaners fearing persecution wouldn’t seek refuge in separatist towns like Orania or Kleinfontein, which operate largely independently with their own schools, currencies, and local governments.
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