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UN experts urge Ukraine to stop ‘systematic persecution’ of Roma minority

UN experts urge Ukraine to stop ‘systematic persecution’ of Roma minority

Ukraine must take immediate action to stop what amounts to a “systematic persecution” of the country’s Roma minority, who have been targeted in a series of violent attacks allegedly perpetrated by members of extreme right-wing groups, United Nations human rights experts have said. “We unequivocally condemn these heinous acts of intimidation and violence against members […]

Algeria Deportations Raise Fear of Xenophobia

Algeria Deportations Raise Fear of Xenophobia

THE international community is wary of a possible outbreak of xenophobia against sub-Saharan Africans after a mass expulsion of these nationals from Algeria. Thousands, according to the United Nations (UN), have been expelled following raids carried out on construction sites in the capital Algiers and neighbourhoods known to be populated by the migrants. Scores migrants […]

How Nigeria Committed South Africa to Ending Xenophobia

How Nigeria Committed South Africa to Ending Xenophobia

Alex Enumah writes that with the recent establishment of the Early Warning Unit by both the Nigerian and South African Governments, end is now in sight for xenophobia in Southern African country Relations between Nigeria and South Africa are both historical and strategic. The relations which according to the two countries are special date back […]

South Africans March Against Xenophobic Attacks

South Africans March Against Xenophobic Attacks

Community groups intend staging a march against crime, poverty, and xenophobia to the Union Buildings on Thursday. It was organised by the Coalition of Civics Against Xenophobia, which describes itself as a coalition of South Africans and foreigners living in the country. Violence broke out during an anti-immigration march to the Pretoria city centre on […]

Niger Delta Militants Threaten To Shut Down MTN, Shoprite And Other South African Firms

Niger Delta Militants Threaten To Shut Down MTN, Shoprite And Other South African Firms

In response to the rise in xenophobia and the consequent violent attacks going on in South Africa against Nigerians, a coalition of Niger Delta militants on Wednesday threatened to blow up business owned by South Africans in Nigeria. The militants have issued a one month ultimatum to Multichoice (DSTV), MTN, Shoprite and 16 other major […]

Xenophobia Is More an Economic Than a Social Issue

Xenophobia Is More an Economic Than a Social Issue

The spazza shops of foreign nationals create a façade of economic empowerment, and the desperate situation where our youth find themselves addicted to dangerous substances and selling their bodies to get by, fuels the popular rhetoric, that it is foreign nationals who do this to their kids, thus further fuelling the resentment and attacks. Since […]

South Africa Has Become the Bad Guy in Africa

South Africa Has Become the Bad Guy in Africa

South Africa’s reputation on the continent has taken a battering in recent years. Increasingly, the country is being defined not by its much-lauded ideals, but by its flourishing xenophobia. And xenophobia is not just bad – it’s also bad for business. By SIMON ALLISON. Six years ago, when I began reporting on and in the […]

Nigerians Order South African Nationals In Their Country To Leave

Nigerians Order South African Nationals In Their Country To Leave

Following renewed xenophobic attacks on immigrants, Nigerians have launched an attack on South Africans living in their country asking them to return to their home country. A group of Nigerians reportedly staged an anti-xenophobia protest outside the South African embassy in the capital Abuja on Wednesday, calling on South African nationals to shut down their businesses […]

South Africa’s Planned Anti-Immigrant March Condemned

South Africa’s Planned Anti-Immigrant March Condemned

The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) has condemned a planned march against immigrants and the recent outbreak of xenophobic violence in certain parts of the country. The march is planned for February 24, however, it is not clear who has planned it, the institute said on Tuesday. “There are pamphlets making the rounds in […]

South African Parliament Says Xenophobia Attacks Could Been Avoided

South African Parliament Says Xenophobia Attacks Could Been Avoided

The South African Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police said Monday the xenophobic attacks on foreigners by South Africans in Rosettenville and Pretoria West could be avoided if the police responded timely to complaints by the community. At least 15 Nigerian residents’ houses were burnt last weeek in Rosettenville community and Pretoria West. The South Africans […]

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