President Bola Tinubu has formally reported the recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic att@cks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa to the African Union (AU), calling for urgent collective action.
Tinubu made Nigeria’s position known through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly in Luanda, Angola.
The President urged African leaders to place the issue on the agenda of the 40th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly scheduled for January 2027, while reaffirming the need to protect the safety, dignity and rights of all African nationals.
“Nigeria wishes to express its concern over the recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic att@cks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa,” Tinubu said.
