Nigeria urges AU action over xenophobic, Afrophobic attacks in South Africa

“While recognizing South Africa's sovereign right to impose its immigration laws and acknowledging its contributions to the continent, Nigeria stresses that such attacks undermine African solidarity, unity, and peaceful coexistence and require urgent collective action,” he said.

Nigeria's position seeks to balance South Africa's right to enforce its immigration laws with the broader continental principle of protecting the dignity and safety of African nationals.

Nigeria has called on the African Union to take stronger action against what it describes as recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks targeting Africans and other foreign nationals in South Africa.