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South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US tells BBC
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from BBC World · Sub-Saharan Africa
Roelf Meyer tells the BBC that being a white Afrikaner gives him legitimacy to challenge Trump's claim of a genocide.
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