The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has alerted the international community of imminent xenophobic attacks on Nigerian victims of human trafficking trapped in parts of Mali.
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The President of Association of Foreign Relations Professionals of Nigeria, Ambasador Gani Lawal, has said that Nigerian cannot severe diplomatic ties with South Africa over xenophobic attacks.
Ndudi said after the attacks, the Nigerian Consulate in South Africa and Nigeria Union collated the inventory of damages and losses by Nigerians and sent same to the Federal Government
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Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Ronnie Mamoepa, said the deputy president is the Special Envoy of South African President Jacob Zuma to South Sudan and would be joined by Abdurahman Kinana, the Secretary General of Tanzania’s ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi as a co-guarantor of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement Reunification Agreement
“The Department of Social Development continues to work closely with other relevant departments, as well as civil society organisations to provide support to displaced foreign nationals,’’ Radebe said
He recalled that the suspension of the Permanent Secretary, Danjuma Sheni, followed his role is the purported recall of the Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa for consultation on the xenophobic issue
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali, had told the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs that Nigeria would ask the South African Government to pay N84 million as compensation to Nigerians over the attacks
South Africa faced a backlash over the attacks and regional relations have been strained, with Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique organising for some of their fearful citizens to return home
Let us spare the lousy Zulu King for his puerile unrequested “appeal” to non-South African nationals to “leave the country to wherever they came from”, which is widely believed to be the immediate cause of the attacks. Let us equally take with the wave of the hand, the tactless statement from South African minister for small business development, Lindinwe Zulu, who was quoted to have said that foreigners should share their trades secrets with lazy South Africans in other to prevent their shops from been looted
The OPC leader commended the Embassy for its protectiveness since the unwarranted attack on foreigners, expressing concern that the South African government owes it a duty to protect the lives and property of foreigners
Monaisa accused Nigerians of “using the social media to blow an already tensed situation in South Africa out of proportion and stoking emotions”
The statement urged the government of South Africa to move faster than ever before with steps that would immediately restore peace and harmony as the situation could generate negative international reactions
A sad one that at this stage, South Africans still feel insecure locally when we know for a fact that foreigners contribute to expanding their economy and lifestyle
The consul-general said that she would go back to Durban to assess the situation on ground and meet with the provincial authority on security of Nigerians in that Province
“The Nigerian union has also presented relief materials to those affected by the attacks and we are in touch with various branch chapters of the union in the provinces on their safety and security
Anyene urged the Federal Government to engage the South African authorities in dialogue with a view to halting the attacks immediately