South Africa Xenophobia: This Type Of Intolerance Is Totally Unacceptable - Tinubu
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called for a unified African response to condemn xenophobic attacks occurring in South Africa. The Nigerian government has already evacuated over 1,490 citizens and is pushing for the issue to be addressed at the African Union level.
Why it matters
The diplomatic tension highlights ongoing challenges regarding regional integration and the safety of migrants within the African continent.
President Bola Tinubu has called on other African countries to lend their voices to unanimously condemn the ongoing Afro-phobic attacks, also known as Xenophobia, in South Africa.
Tinubu said that a united voice would send a clear message to that Southern African country that such intolerance is absolutely not acceptable under any form.
Speaking on Sunday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, during the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, the President, who was represented by his deputy, Vice President Kashim Shettima, informed the African leaders that the Nigerian government had “already evacuated over 1490 of its citizens from harm’s way in seven batches and is prepared to engage further on this matter”.
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