Tag: #Afrophobia
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TINUBU REPORTS XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS IN SOUTH AFRICA TO A.U.
President Bola Tinubu has formally raised concerns over recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa before the African Union (AU). Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the AU Extraordinary Session in Luanda, Angola, Tinubu called for stronger continental action to protect the safety, dignity and rights of African…
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MINISTER URGES SOUTH AFRICA TO BALANCE MIGRATION CONTROL WITH MIGRANT PROTECTION
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Olusola Enikanolaiye, has urged South Africa to distinguish between legitimate migration management and actions that could be perceived as targeting migrants. Enikanolaiye made the call at a roundtable organised by the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos, where he described attacks against Africans in South…
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NIGERIA, GHANA JOIN FORCES AGAINST XENOPHOBIA, AFROPHOBIA ACROSS AFRICA
Nigeria and Ghana have agreed to deepen their partnership in tackling xenophobia, Afrophobia and violence against Africans across the continent. The commitment was made during a bilateral meeting between Nigerian and Ghanaian foreign affairs ministers on the side-lines of the ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit in Sierra Leone. Both countries expressed concern over recent attacks and anti-African…
