"We must never permit intolerance" - Mahama welcomes ECOWAS backing for Ghana's AU petition

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed Ghana's petition for the African Union (AU) to take up the recent attacks on Ghanaians and other African nationals in South Africa."Ghana welcomes the decision of the Authority of Heads of State of ECOWAS to fully endorse and support Ghana's petition at the African Union for the matter to be addressed at the next AU Mid-Year Summit," he said."Ghana is deeply concerned about the recent incidents of xenophobic attacks against our citizens in South Africa, during which some Africans, including Ghanaians and Nigerian citizens, have lost their lives, while many other African nationals have experienced fear, intimidation and uncertainty," he said.