Xenophobia: S/African president dispatches envoys to Nigeria, others
- President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has dispatched three special envoys to seven African countries, including Nigeria, following xenophobic attacks in his country
- The envoys will reassure fellow African countries that South Africa is committed to the ideals of pan-African unity and solidarity
- South Africa has been hit by a new spate of violence for the past few weeks, and at least 12 people have been killed
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has dispatched three special envoys to seven African countries to deliver messages of pan-African unity and solidarity following xenophobic attacks in South Africa, the presidency said on Sunday, September 15.
The special envoys will deliver a message from Ramaphosa regarding the incidents of violence that recently erupted in some parts of South Africa, which have manifested in attacks on foreign nationals and destruction of property, presidential spokesperson, Khusela Diko, said, NAN reports.
Legit.ng gathers that the envoys will reassure fellow African countries that South Africa is committed to the ideals of pan-African unity and solidarity, Diko said.
They will also reaffirm South Africa’s commitment to the rule of law.
The envoys will visit Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, according to Diko.
They will brief governments in the identified African countries about the steps that the South African government is taking to bring a stop to the attacks and to hold the perpetrators to account.
South Africa has been hit by a new spate of violence for the past few weeks.
At least 12 people, including 10 South Africans and two foreigners, have been killed.
South Africa is host to some 274,000 refugees and asylum-seekers from African countries, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Xenophobia-related attacks are common in South Africa, where foreigners are blamed for taking up employment that should have been taken by locals.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that amidst xenophobic attacks on foreigners, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa canceled his plan to attend the upcoming UN General Assembly meeting, in order to “concentrate on critical” issues at home.
The office of the South African president said the country’s minister of international relations and cooperation, Naledi Pandor, had been instructed to lead the South African delegation to attend the meeting scheduled to take place in New York from September 23 – 26.
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