South Africa's government has criticised the US refugee policy shift that gives priority to Afrikaners, the country's white minority group of Dutch descent.

The Trump administration announced on Thursday that a ceiling of 7,500 refugees would be admitted to the United States, a sharp decrease from the previous 125,000 spots, and said Afrikaners would be given preference over other groups.

US President Donald Trump has claimed that there is a "genocide" against Afrikaners in South Africa.

Mr Trump says they are facing persecution and discrimination because of the country's redress policies.

The South African government's international relations department said that the latest move was concerning as it "still appears to rest on a premise that is factually inaccurate".

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