Afrikaners Refugees

Current Context: The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State formally welcomed the first group of Afrikaner refugeesfleeing South Africa to the United States.

About Afrikaners:

• Afrikaners are a white ethnic group native to South Africa, shaped through ethnogenesis on African soil, and are often referred to as “Africa’s White Tribe” due to their deep-rooted historical presence since the 17th century.
• Ethnic Group: Descendants of 17th–18th century Dutch, French Huguenot, German settlers, and enslaved peoples.
• Language: Afrikaans, a derivative of Dutch with influences from local and imported languages.
• Culture: Shaped by Calvinist values, frontier life, and interactions with Khoikhoi and other communities.

Identity Formation:

• Trekboers: Early inland farmers whose conflicts with indigenous tribes forged a distinct self-reliant

Ethnogenesis: Emergence of a unique Afrikaner identity on African soil, earning them the moniker “Africa’s White Tribe.”