Former US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reduce US financial assistance to South Africa, citing disapproval of its land reform policy and its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. The White House stated that US officials will prioritize humanitarian relief, including refugee resettlement for Afrikaners. Trump has accused South Africa of land confiscation and mistreatment of certain groups, while South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended the land reform policy as aimed at addressing racial disparities. The order also addresses the case at the International Court of Justice, where South Africa accused Israel of genocide over its military actions in Gaza.
Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut US financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of its land policy and of its genocide case at the International Court of Justice against Washington’s ally Israel .
The White House said US officials will take steps to prioritise humanitarian relief, including admission and resettlement through the US refugee admissions programme for Afrikaners in South Africa. Trump has said, without citing evidence, that “South Africa is confiscating land” and that “certain classes of people” were treated “very badly”. South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, who is close to Trump, has said that white South Africans have been the victims of “racist ownership laws”.— who signed into law a bill last month aimed at making it easier for the state to expropriate land in the public interest — has defended the policy.
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