Nigeria demands justice, compensation after ‘Afrophobic’ attacks in South Africa

Protesters hold sticks and flags while chanting slogans as they march during a demonstration by the “March and March” and Operation Dudula movements marking an unofficial deadline set by citizen-led groups for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa, in Johannesburg, on June 30, 2026.“President agreed with me that it is Afrophobic, and that Africa must unite in ensuring that we put an end to this spiral of violence targeted at Africans in South Africa,” he said, invoking Tinubu’s “very close relationship with Ramaphosa” as diplomatic leverage to stop the bloodshed.

Enikanolaiye said negotiations with South Africa will continue and that the two governments will use the bi-national commission and other political channels to press for protections for Nigerians and other Africans.