Afrikaner

plural Afrikaners · alternative archaic Africander

1. A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language.

   “Despite the Administration’s actions, CWS remains committed to serving all eligible refugee populations seeking safety in the United States, including Afrikaners who are eligible for services,” he said. “Our faith compels us to serve each person in our care with dignity and compassion.”

   2025 May 12, Peter Smith, “Episcopal Church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status in US”, in Associated Press, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025

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   In February, Trump suspended aid to South Africa, alleging discrimination against White farmers. In that same executive order, the president said the US would “promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation.”

   2025 May 12, Jennifer Hansler, “White South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration arrive in US”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025

   There is a strong argument to be made that this framing targets specifically Afrikaners as a distinct cultural community, as they attach particular weight to this date in their historical and cultural identity. […] In August 2025, during a media conference at Luthuli House in Johannesburg on the outcomes of the ANC’s recent National Executive Committee meeting, Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC, lashed out at white South Africans and Afrikaner refugees to the US.

   2025 November 28, “The World Must Know”, in AfriForum, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025, pages 4, 5

2. A breed of cattle; Afrikander.