Tag: xenophobia
Nigeria provokes South Africa’s anger after envoys recall
*Pretoria reminds Nigeria of its serious security shortcomings *Boko Haram insurgency and kidnap of Chibok girls The South African government…
Xenophobic Attacks: Nigeria recalls Ambassadors from South Africa
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria government on Saturday recalled its High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Martin Cobham, and his deputy, Uche…
Xenophobia: AFBA to drag S.Africa to UN Security Council
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Members of the African Bar Association (AFBA), have threatened to file criminal complaints against the government of the…
Peace returns to Durban, South Africa – Consul-General
Mokgethi Monaisa, Consul-General, South African High Commission in Nigeria, says the violence in Durban has come to an end and…
German minister warns against xenophobia, 70 years after Nazi camps
Germany’s foreign minister warned Sunday against racism and xenophobia, at a ceremony marking 70 years since the liberation of the…
Multichoice condemns xenophobic attack in S.Africa
MultiChoice Africa, the continent’s premier pay-TV company, has described as appalling the violence being visited on foreigners in South Africa.…
Xenophobia: Nigerian Union plans resettling 50 Nigerians
The Nigerian Union in South Africa has said that it has concluded arrangements to resettle 50 Nigerians affected by the…
Zuma pleads with foreigners to stay in South Africa
President Jacob Zuma on Saturday pleaded with foreigners to stay in South Africa as he cancelled a state visit to…
Xenophobia: Buhari backs efforts to protect Nigerians
The Nigerian President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, says he is in full support of the steps taken so far by the…
Xenophobia: Rep calls for evacuation of Nigerians from S.Africa
Rep. Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje, Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, has called for the evacuation of Nigerians within 24…
3 die of xenophobic violence in South Africa
At least three people described as foreign nationals have been killed in a wave of xenophobic violence in the South…
South Africans chase Nigerians out of their homes
No fewer than 23 Nigerians were forced out of their homes and chased out of Port-Nolloth community by some South…