Washington memorandum

The Solidarity Movement, AfriForum and Solidarity have just met with senior representatives of the Trump administration in the White House to fight for the interests of Afrikaners and South Africa. There will also be meetings with other prominent decision makers and opinion makers in the coming days.

AfriForum and the rest of the Solidarity Movement’s delegation is in the USA to thank the Trump administration for the recognition given to Afrikaners as a people / cultural community and the discrimination to which Afrikaners are subjected, and to show appreciation for the Trump administration’s willingness to offer humanitarian assistance to Afrikaners.

During the visit to the White House, the Trump administration was requested to intensify pressure on ANC leaders to, among other things:

• End discrimination against Afrikaners by, among other things, revising the anti-Afrikaans Bela law and racial legislation.
• Act strongly against hate speech that incites violence such as farm murders in which Afrikaners are the target.
• Respect the right to property ownership by, among other things, revising the Expropriation Act.
• Enter into a cultural agreement with Afrikaners that will provide cultural space for Afrikaners in South Africa, which includes the existence of Afrikaans educational institutions.

The following requests were also made to the Trump administration:

• That humanitarian assistance offered to Afrikaners by the US will also include assistance to Afrikaners who envision a future for themselves at the southernmost tip of Africa.
• That ordinary South Africans should not be punished by stopping AGOA and other aid to ordinary people – the focus should instead be on political leaders who are responsible for reckless policies, and those who are responsible for the large-scale corruption identified by former Chief Justice Zondo’s commission.
• If the USA were to continue to stop South Africa’s participation in AGOA, that direct bilateral agreements are entered into with, for example, agricultural organisations and non-state actors in other sectors to try to limit the negative impact on ordinary citizens of the country.

These requests and others are contained in the Solidarity Movement’s Washington Declaration which was presented to the Trump administration during the visit to the White House. This statement is also fully supported by AfriForum and Solidarity, which are part of the Solidarity Movement.