President Bola Tinubu has raised concerns over recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other foreign nationals in South Africa before the African Union.
President Tinubu called for urgent collective action by African leaders, urging the AU to place the issue on the agenda of its 40th Ordinary Session scheduled for January 2027.
The President's position was conveyed by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Luanda, Angola, on Sunday.
According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, Nigeria called for stronger measures to protect the safety, dignity and rights of African nationals across the continent.
President Tinubu acknowledged South Africa's sovereign right to enforce its immigration laws, as well as its contributions to Africa, but said recurring xenophobic attacks undermine African solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence.
He urged the continental body to consider the matter and take appropriate action at its forthcoming Ordinary Session.
Source: Channels