Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Mrs. Fatou Bensouda to use her “good offices and position to investigate allegations of hate speech by the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, which has resulted in killing,
It has been a difficult time for Africa. In Nigeria, the Oba of Lagos threatened to throw the Igbo into the lagoon, if they do not vote his preferred candidate. In the north of Nigeria, for six years, Boko Haram waged a war to establish an Islamic state and drive Ndigbo and non muslins from […]
The African Union (AU) said it welcomes efforts by South Africa to stem the tide of xenophobic violence that has rocked the country in recent weeks. But the AU said authorities must do more to protect African and other foreign migrants. AU Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said the challenges faced by South Africa – […]
The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, fumed over the recent attacks on Nigerians in South Africa by South Africans, as senators took turns to criticise the development, calling on the Federal Government to take drastic measures to stem the trend. The lawmakers further passed a resolution urging the government to immediately recall Nigeria’s High Commissioner to […]
The National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) and National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have condemned the attack on Nigerians living in South Africa. The students’ bodies expressed their condemnation in a joint press statement signed by NAKSS National President, Muhammed Lateef and NASS Chairman, Ibrahim Jeje. They believed that the xenophobic
The Senate on Wednesday has called on the Federal Government to take the south African Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini, to the International Criminal Court for his involvement in instigating the recent attacks on foreigners in south Africa. They want the Zulu King taken to the ICC on the bases that he incited the Xenophobia attacks […]
South Africa on Wednesday announced the closure of its consulate in Lagos. This is sequel to the protests by Nigerians against attacks on foreigners in South Africa. In a statement to the South African Business Forum by the country’s Consul-General in Nigeria, Sam Monaisa, said the consulate would remain shut until Thursday. Monaisa accused Nigerians […]
As the economic interface between the Nigerian Government and their South African counterparts in boosting bilateral trade remain on course, the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce (NSACC) has bemoaned the ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreigners and their businesses in South Africa, saying that the attacks might affect bilateral trade on the continent. The President
Until 1994, for over a century South Africa was locked against the rest of Africa and indeed the country and her people were not easily accessible to the rest of the world as the white minority used their might to impose racial segregation, which denied the majority black of everything, including quality life and the […]
The Chief Executive Officer of South African Tourism, Thulani Nzima, has condemned the appalling xenophobic attacks taking place in the various locations in South Africa. Thulani said, “It is with embarrassment and shame that I come before the world and especially my fellow Africans to apologise for these senseless attacks. I hold in contempt the […]
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has appealed for calm after recent violence against migrants in South Africa. He has been accused of fuelling the attacks, which have killed at least seven people, after saying foreigners should “go back to their countries”. More than 300 people have been arrested in the unrest. Thousands packed into a stadium […]
– NANS issues 72 hour ultimatum to Zuma govt In apparent show of contrition, the government and people of South Africa have begun placating their traumatized African guests, the Daily Times has learnt. However, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given the South African government a 72-hour ultimatum to end the carnage […]
The leadership of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that the ongoing xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals has shown that South Africans are not appreciative of the roles played by Nigeria and other African countries in liberating their nation from the clutches of the obnoxious apartheid system. The PDP further […]
The Nigerian President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, says he is in full support of the steps taken so far by the Nigerian government in its efforts to protect the country’s citizens from the wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. In a statement released in Abuja on Saturday, April 16, General Buhari said that Nigeria’s Head […]
In response to the xenophobic attacks in South Africa that has led to the death of some foreign nationals, the Zimbabwean High Commissioner to South Africa, Isaac Moyo, has stated that the Zimbabwean government has concluded plans to begin the evacuation of about 1,000 Zimbabweans currently resident in South Africa. “Identification and processing of repatriation […]
Ongoing xenophobic attacks by South Africans on nationals of other African countries are not only troubling but also condemnable. According to reports, those targeted include nationals from Nigeria, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ghana and others whose business premises are being looted or destroyed, while many are now seeking protection with the South African police. These
Attacks on foreigners have spread across South Africa in recent weeks and up to 5,000 people are marching in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban in a major rally against xenophobia, following attacks on foreigners. President Jacob Zuma condemned the attacks, in which at least five people have died, as ‘shocking and unacceptable’. The Zulu […]
• 12 Nigerians, Ghanaians thrown into Meditteranean sea • Reps ask FG to recall envoy Foreigners in South Africa have been warned of possible massive attacks on them today by their xenophobic hosts. Relatedly, a row among illegal migrants on a boat from Libya to Italy resulted in “multiple aggravated murder motivated by […]
The latest bout of xenophobic attacks in South Africa has once more proved how difficult it is for the African countries to be integrated into one economy, a major goal of the African Union (AU). Recall that as at April 14, no fewer than five persons were killed in the renewed xenophobic attacks in South […]
Rep. Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje, Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, has called for the evacuation of Nigerians within 24 hours from South Africa owing to ongoing attacks on non-indigenes. Ukeje (PDP-Abia) made the appeal in a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ibadan. She said that the call […]
