- A bilateral meeting was held in Freetown regarding Afrophobic attacks in South Africa, leading to pledges of closer cooperation and placing the issue on the AU Summit agenda.
- Nigeria reaffirms commitment to ECOWAS Compact, while the government handles citizen evacuations, and Tinubu calls for condemnation of xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
Nigeria urged South Africa to prevent xenophobic attacks, and Tinubu ordered a meeting to address Afrophobic attacks.
5 reports, 3 independent
Updated Sep 4
Gone quiet
- Reports
- 5
- Developments
- 2
- Repetition
- 60%
New informationRepeats or wire copies
AI-generated analysis. Brind wrote this summary from the reports listed below. It can be wrong. Each section says how much you can rely on it, and the sources are linked so you can check.
What happened
Nigeria urged South Africa to prevent xenophobic attacks, and Tinubu ordered a meeting to address Afrophobic attacks.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Nigerian government urges South Africa to end xenophobic attacks and directs institute to document historical support.1 source
Nigerian government urges South Africa to curb xenophobia and Tinubu orders talks.1 source
Keep exploring
The entities involved
-
Nigeria
sovereign state in West Africa
-
South Africa
country in southern Africa
-
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
12th Governor of Lagos (1999–2007) and President of Nigeria since 2023
Related events
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reported xenophobic attacks against Africans.
- Nigerian political figures threaten to nationalize South African business interests in Nigeria amid ongoing xenophobic attacks.
- Nigerians abroad face xenophobic attacks, leading political figures like Peter Obi to criticize government support and seek improved relations.
- Xenophobic violence targets Nigerian nationals, prompting Ghana to request emergency debates and the AU to consider South Africa's xenophobia a threat.
- The federal government, House of Representatives, UN, and other bodies are monitoring xenophobic attacks on African nationals and urging reviews of bilateral engagement with South Africa.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- punchng.com
- punchng.com
- citizen.co.za
- timeslive.co.zaPostmortem finds bruises, abrasions on man who ‘died during Cape Town drug search’