White Africans or European Africans are white people living in Africa of European descent. These individuals are mostly of Dutch, British, French, Portuguese, German, and to a lesser extent, Italian, Spanish, Austrian, Scandinavian, Greek, Lithuanian, Belgian, Swiss, and Irish ancestry. Prior to the decolonization movements of the post-World War II era, Whites numbered up to 10 million persons and were represented in every part of Africa, especia...
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White Africans or European Africans are white people living in Africa of European descent. These individuals are mostly of Dutch, British, French, Portuguese, German, and to a lesser extent, Italian, Spanish, Austrian, Scandinavian, Greek, Lithuanian, Belgian, Swiss, and Irish ancestry. Prior to the decolonization movements of the post-World War II era, Whites numbered up to 10 million persons and were represented in every part of Africa, especially South Africa, Algeria, and Rhodesia. However, many left during and after the indigenous independence movements. Nevertheless, White Africans remain an important minority in many African states, with white percentages sometimes reaching above 3% (such as in many Southern African countries). The African country with the largest White African population (and arguablly the highest percentage) is South Africa, at approximately 5.2 million (11% of the population). Although Whites no longer rule various African nations, many have remained as...
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