19/05/2025
The US has just welcomed a first batch of White South African 'refugees, Donald Trump invited them over to escape an alleged gentcide against the community back home. There are many ways to debunk this nonsense from
the US president. Our image is a simple compare-and-contrast
exercise. At the bottom, you can see the new arrivals to the
US. Above that is a picture of real victims of gentcide in eastern Congo.
The ongoing resource war in the DRC has persisted for three decades, involving over 120 armed groups, many backed by foreign powers, with the largest of them all backed by Rwanda The human toll has been catastrophic. Between 1998 and 2010, approximately six million Congolese lives were lost.More than seven million people have been displaced, and countless women and girls have been subjected to acts of sexual violence. According to Congolese activists, the conflict in Congo is the deadliest since World War ll. In January 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group launched a fresh
offensive. Over 7, 000 individuals have reportedly been killed this year alone.
Let's compare that to the experience of White South Africans.Farmers in particular are said to be persecuted. In the past decade, there have been about 50 farm murders a year in
South Africa. Police data reveals that, in 2024, there were 44
murders recorded on farms and smaller agricultural plots, with
eight of the victims being farmers. White South Africans
make up 7% of the country's population, yet they own over 70%
of its commercial farmland, largely acquired during the apartheid era. This disparity exemplifies privilege.
Trump's offer of asylum came after South Africa introduced a new expropriation law. This allows for land seizures in certain, very limited circumstances as part of efforts to address
historical injustices faced by Black South Africans. When will Trump invite Congolese refugees stateside?
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