President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in South Africa on Wednesday for a state visit after an outburst of xenophobic violence in and around Johannesburg stirred tensions between Africa’s leading economic powerhouses. Buhari and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa will meet Thursday to discuss bolstering trade ties and political cooperation as both struggle to
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Can South Africa repair its image damaged by xenophobia?
SA needs to end the denialism around xenophobia and engage in frank dialogue with its continental partners. By liesl Louw-vaudran and Mohamed Diatta Televised footage last week showed hundreds of Nigerians queuing in Johannesburg to be evacuated to their home country. It illustrated the impact of the latest wave of xenophobic attacks targeting African foreign
Xenophobic attacks: Ramaphosa sends envoys to Nigeria, 6 other countries
Godsgift Onyedinefu South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday, dispatched three special envoys to Nigeria and six other African countries to deliver messages of pan-African unity and solidarity, following xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The special envoys, according to South African presidential spokesman, Khusela Diko, will deliver a message from Ramaphosa regarding
Xenophobia: SERAP asks African Commission to sue South Africa
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has called on Mrs Soyata Maiga, the Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the commission’s members to sue South Africa, over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals in the country in recent times. In a statement signed by Kolawole
Xenophobia: Amnesty berates Ramaphosa, seeks prosecution at ICC
A London-based civil society group, Global Amnesty Watch (GAW), has called out South Africa president, Cyril Ramaphosa, over whatvit described as his sluggish handling of xenophobic attacks in the country. In a statement signed by Head of Africa Affairs, John Tom Leva, on Wednesday in London, United Kingdom, to address
Xenophobia in South Africa Strains International Relations
By Cristina Krippahl Outrage is growing among Africans everywhere after a new spate of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Politicians and citizens alike are caling on South Africa's government to act decisively to prevent further violence. Taking to the social platform Twitter, Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama vented his anger at the
Xenophobia: Don’t attack South African Companies, FG tells Nigerians
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians not to attack South African companies operating in Nigeria in retaliation for the ongoing xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who made this appeal on Tuesday described as deeply disturbing the reports that some
South African policemen allegedly torture Nigerian to death
Godsgift Onyedinefu A Nigerian, Maxwell Okoye has been allegedly killed by men of the South African Police Service. Joshua Itua, vice-president of Nigerian Union in South Africa, said Okoye, from Oji River local government area of Enugu state, was “tortured to death” at Ladysmith, Kwa-zulu-Natal province, in the early hours of Friday. According to
Xenophobia: Nigerian union says south Africa govt apathetic to killings, demands justice
The Nigerian Union in South Africa has blamed the incessant killings of Nigerians to the apathetic attitude of South African Government and lack of prosecution of offenders by the authorities. The President of the Union, Mr Adetola Olubajo,said that the inability of the South African government to bring to book the
Zuma condemns xenophobia, as Police arrests 136 over attacks
…Chukwuma Dike The South African President Jacob Zuma, has finally condemned the xenophobic acts of violence perpetrated by citizens against non-nationals including Nigerians in the country. Zuma in a statement on Friday, called for crackdown against the anti-immigrant violence, which has flared sporadically in South Africa against a background of near-record