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South Africa: SA, Nigeria Committed to Close Ties
SAnews.gov.za, 8 September 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa and Nigeria are resolute in their shared commitment to build an Africa at peace with itself and others. Read more »
South Africa, Nigeria Govts Attempt to Smooth the Cracks
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nigerian Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, the Special Envoy of President Muhammadu Buhari, met to discuss the rapidly deteriorating relationship between the two countries as xenophobic attacks by some South African citizens on African foreign nationals, among them Nigerians, flared up in the economic hub of Johannesburg.
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One person has been killed in violence in the Johannesburg city centre, according to police. Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele said five people had been injured ... Read more »
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Since 2008, there have been numerous outbreaks of violence against refugees, migrants and asylum-seekers in South Africa. In some cases, xenophobia has been fuelled by rhetoric ... Read more »
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Human Rights Watch and the African Diaspora Forum have called for the urgent investigation and prosecution of those responsible for a spate of attacks against migrants, most of ... Read more »
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The Senate has cancelled its planned trip to South Africa over recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in that country. Lawmakers reached the decision to withdraw from the trip ... Read more »
