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Q&A with Solidarity chair Flip Buys on Trump’s G20 boycott

Q&A with Solidarity chair Flip Buys on Trump’s G20 boycott

Executive Summary

In an interview, a South African representative from the Afrikaner farming community denies any role in prompting former President Trump's boycott of the G20 summit, which he attributed to South Africa's alleged 'extermination policies' against white farmers. The spokesperson rejects claims of a genocide, noting that their organization has won court cases against such media reports, has shared factual data with U.S. officials emphasizing farm attacks as serious but not genocidal, and highlights that farm murders represent just 0.2% of total murders while having declined due to farmers' self-protection efforts. This persistent damaging perception underscores South Africa's diplomatic challenges in countering misinformation globally.