[quote author=panafrican post=139550057]Calls are growing for ECOWAS to hold an ad hoc meeting regarding the treatment of African migrants in South Africa. The systemic nature of these incidents and the level of government response provided by South African authorities. It appears clearly that the South African government is behind all these fatal attacks. Police are not helping. This is nothing but a state sponsored terrorism against foreigners.
I thought they would organised a meeting to discuss the abduction and killing of Nigerians by marauding bandits of unknown description.🤷♂️ No one has been killed regarding the patriotic marches in South Africa.
Allthingswork: The WHITE PEOPLE of SOUTH AFRICA are the only useful ones when it comes to rescue missions and intelligence. Just see how they handled this situation and unraveled it!
If it were the BLACKS of SA, it would be mission impossible. Part one to 100!
The whites made and still make South Africa what it is today. The leading African nation in terms of development.
Just like the Hausas and the Fulanis in the North.
Allthingswork: The WHITE PEOPLE of SOUTH AFRICA are the only useful ones when it comes to rescue missions and intelligence. Just see how they handled this situation and unraveled it!
If it were the BLACKS of SA, it would be mission impossible. Part one to 100!
The whites made and still make South Africa what it is today. The leading African nation in terms of development.
Just like the Hausas and the Fulanis in the North.
GiddySY: The League of African Ambassadors (LAA) has condemned the recent xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa, describing the incidents as a threat to African unity and solidarity.
In a statement issued on May 2, 2026, from Lusaka, Zambia, the organisation said it had written to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressing concern over reported attacks, intimidation and discrimination against Africans living in the country.
President of the League, Nwanne Ominyi, said the reported incidents included physical violence, destruction of businesses and denial of medical care to victims.
“The recent documented wave of attacks, intimidation, denial of medical care, and destruction of businesses targeting Africans is deeply disturbing,” the statement said.
The organisation acknowledged efforts by South African security agencies to address the incidents but urged the government to take stronger action against those responsible.
According to the League, the attacks undermine South Africa’s liberation history and threaten efforts toward African cooperation and unity.
The organisation also called on South African authorities to promote inclusivity, tolerance and peaceful coexistence among citizens and foreign nationals.
“Africa must stand united, building on the spirit of communal solidarity and kinship that defines our continent,” Ambassador Ominyi stated.
The League further urged the South African government to take urgent steps to restore confidence among foreign nationals residing in the country and reaffirm its commitment to pan-African ideals.
The League of African Ambassadors, headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, describes itself as a diplomatic platform focused on promoting African unity, cooperation and peaceful relations among African states.
The Counterhegemon @GillianSchutte1 · 11h Porous borders cannot stand in for Pan-Africanism.
Pan-Africanism means African unity, sovereignty, development, dignity and collective power. Porous borders under neoliberalism mean the unmanaged movement of desperate people into an economy already structured to crush the indigenous majority.
This chaos serves capital. It weakens labour, cheapens Black life, burdens the poor and allows elites to call South African suffering “xenophobia” while leaving land, minerals, banks, borders and industry untouched.
White capital and the comprador class load the poor with insurmountable hardship to block agency, unity and the revolutionary consciousness required to change the material order. #xenophobia #PanAfricanism #poverty #revolution
GiddySY: The League of African Ambassadors (LAA) has condemned the recent xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa, describing the incidents as a threat to African unity and solidarity.
In a statement issued on May 2, 2026, from Lusaka, Zambia, the organisation said it had written to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressing concern over reported attacks, intimidation and discrimination against Africans living in the country.
President of the League, Nwanne Ominyi, said the reported incidents included physical violence, destruction of businesses and denial of medical care to victims.
“The recent documented wave of attacks, intimidation, denial of medical care, and destruction of businesses targeting Africans is deeply disturbing,” the statement said.
The organisation acknowledged efforts by South African security agencies to address the incidents but urged the government to take stronger action against those responsible.
According to the League, the attacks undermine South Africa’s liberation history and threaten efforts toward African cooperation and unity.
The organisation also called on South African authorities to promote inclusivity, tolerance and peaceful coexistence among citizens and foreign nationals.
“Africa must stand united, building on the spirit of communal solidarity and kinship that defines our continent,” Ambassador Ominyi stated.
The League further urged the South African government to take urgent steps to restore confidence among foreign nationals residing in the country and reaffirm its commitment to pan-African ideals.
The League of African Ambassadors, headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, describes itself as a diplomatic platform focused on promoting African unity, cooperation and peaceful relations among African states.
It’s a known fact that some of the African countries are in the pockets of the enemies of South Africa. One doesn’t have to look far the signs are glaring for everyone to see.
GiddySY: The League of African Ambassadors (LAA) has condemned the recent xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa, describing the incidents as a threat to African unity and solidarity.
In a statement issued on May 2, 2026, from Lusaka, Zambia, the organisation said it had written to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressing concern over reported attacks, intimidation and discrimination against Africans living in the country.
President of the League, Nwanne Ominyi, said the reported incidents included physical violence, destruction of businesses and denial of medical care to victims.
“The recent documented wave of attacks, intimidation, denial of medical care, and destruction of businesses targeting Africans is deeply disturbing,” the statement said.
The organisation acknowledged efforts by South African security agencies to address the incidents but urged the government to take stronger action against those responsible.
According to the League, the attacks undermine South Africa’s liberation history and threaten efforts toward African cooperation and unity.
The organisation also called on South African authorities to promote inclusivity, tolerance and peaceful coexistence among citizens and foreign nationals.
“Africa must stand united, building on the spirit of communal solidarity and kinship that defines our continent,” Ambassador Ominyi stated.
The League further urged the South African government to take urgent steps to restore confidence among foreign nationals residing in the country and reaffirm its commitment to pan-African ideals.
The League of African Ambassadors, headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, describes itself as a diplomatic platform focused on promoting African unity, cooperation and peaceful relations among African states.
GiddySY: The League of African Ambassadors (LAA) has condemned the recent xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa, describing the incidents as a threat to African unity and solidarity.
In a statement issued on May 2, 2026, from Lusaka, Zambia, the organisation said it had written to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressing concern over reported attacks, intimidation and discrimination against Africans living in the country.
President of the League, Nwanne Ominyi, said the reported incidents included physical violence, destruction of businesses and denial of medical care to victims.
“The recent documented wave of attacks, intimidation, denial of medical care, and destruction of businesses targeting Africans is deeply disturbing,” the statement said.
The organisation acknowledged efforts by South African security agencies to address the incidents but urged the government to take stronger action against those responsible.
According to the League, the attacks undermine South Africa’s liberation history and threaten efforts toward African cooperation and unity.
The organisation also called on South African authorities to promote inclusivity, tolerance and peaceful coexistence among citizens and foreign nationals.
“Africa must stand united, building on the spirit of communal solidarity and kinship that defines our continent,” Ambassador Ominyi stated.
The League further urged the South African government to take urgent steps to restore confidence among foreign nationals residing in the country and reaffirm its commitment to pan-African ideals.
The League of African Ambassadors, headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, describes itself as a diplomatic platform focused on promoting African unity, cooperation and peaceful relations among African states.
Princy Mthombeni @Princymthombeni It’s interesting that African leaders are calling to question South Africans about “xenophobia” but where are those same urgent calls when their own governance failures are forcing people to leave their countries in the first place?
You cannot export instability and then interrogate the country absorbing the pressure. That is not accountability.
South Africans are being asked to answer for a symptom, while the cause remains untouched: corruption, economic collapse and leadership failure across parts of the continent.
If African leaders are serious, the question should not be ‘why are South Africans reacting?’ It should be ‘what are we doing to stop our people from having to leave in the first place?’
The leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, has delivered a strong criticism of xenophobia and Afrophobia in the country.
In the viral video above, Malema questioned those who attack African immigrants, particularly Zimbabweans, Nigerians, and others, accusing them of taking local jobs.
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The Counterhegemon @GillianSchutte1 Calling every defence of South Africans “xenophobia” is the trick. It turns the indigenous majority into the accused while the state, capital and elite NGOs escape responsibility for broken borders, cheap labour, landlessness, resourceslessness, unemployment and collapsed services.
I feel for all human beings. I refuse a politics that demands compassion for everyone except South Africans in their own land.
He asked:“You say Zimbabweans take your jobs, Nigerians take your jobs... you march, close their shops and beat them up. Tell us, after doing all that, how many jobs have you created for South Africans?”
Malema’s remarks highlight the ongoing debate around immigration and unemployment in South Africa, where the jobless rate remains above 30%.
Instead of solving structural economic problems, many resort to scapegoating and attacking fellow Africans.
This speech has sparked intense reactions across the continent.
chigopat1977: President of Botswana Duma Boko has criticized some protesters in South Africa over claims that foreigners are taking their jobs, you have no skills, you are not educated, and you have no qualifications, rather than the presence of migrants, and urging black south africans to focus on self-improvement, skills development, and productivity instead of blaming foreigners. He also added that black South Africans are very l@z! And at the end of the day they brain foreigners for their own f@lure
What skills do people from Botswana bring into South Africa when the majority of their students attend South African universities. South African economy is the most advanced economy on the continent and what skills do the rest of continent bring to develop that economy?
Samkeliso Tshuma @samkebusiness What's happening in South Africa requires all of us to be honest and to understand that two truths can coexist. South Africa has an immigration problem. This is true. South Africa has people who are both Afrophobic and xenophobic. This is another truth. To address what’s going on, we must accept those truths.
The South African government and governments across Africa must have a conversation about the immigration problem. South Africa cannot continue to bear the economic and social cost. And we can't afford to keep gaslighting South African citizens by stating that other Africans helped them during the apartheid struggle. This should never be used to silence them.
African governments must confront the reality facing their citizens and take responsibility for what has caused their citizens to migrate to South Africa. The South African government must also take responsibility for cosying up to other African governments and failing to hold them accountable for destroying their economies and making it hard for their citizens to remain in their countries. The South African government needs to be strong here. It cannot be soft. Hiding behind Pan-Africanist ideals and brotherhood that emerged from liberation movements doesn’t cut it.
We simply can't reduce this immigration problem to pushing narratives such as “South Africans are lazy, HIV-infected, uneducated.” Anyone saying so is dishonest. There is a real crisis. South Africa has remained the most unequal country in the world. The economic pie is largely in the hands of the white minority. Yet we expect the same Black people, who are excluded from accessing this economic pie, to share its crumbs with Africans from other countries. It seems unfair to expect that.
Saying this doesn't mean we do not acknowledge the existence of Afrophobes. They exist. In every struggle, there are people who exploit genuine grievances to drive selfish agendas, hate, etc. Is it right? Never. The South African government and other African governments must deal with Afrophobic and xenophobic actors. Innocent people cannot lose their lives and businesses because governments have failed to address socio-economic conditions.
SA has a crime problem, and it would be disingenuous of SA citizens to say crime is perpetuated by foreigners or illegal immigrants only. There are South Africans who commit crimes, and one cannot solve crime by scapegoating. There is an immigration problem which may potentially lead to crime and that needs to be addressed.
If immigration issues and socio-economic conditions are not addressed, these tensions will keep rearing their ugly heads.
Afrophobic South Africans also need to confront the truth about why they are solely targeting Black immigrants. This pattern mirrors what’s happening in the United States of America, where ICE disproportionately targets Black and Brown people. This disproportionate targeting isn’t random. It’s rooted in anti-Blackness and colonial hierarchies of belonging that code Blackness as foreign, criminal, or disposable. In both SA and the US, immigration enforcement becomes racialised. It has become a tool that punishes skin color by weaponising citizenship status.
It is painful to watch people stripped of dignity and abused simply for being foreigners in South Africa. To find a common path forward, we need to understand these nuances and hold all our African governments accountable. We are where we are because of them!
motymop: we are not talking about universities but elections here.
what has top african universities got to do with local elections
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Nigerian juju is super magical 36 000 people deciding the outcome of an election in South Africa? To educate you South African elections are not a single issue elections.
vaxx: so after south Africa finished sending all blacks home and the unemployment persist. the next option will be to attack themselves. xhosa may even be blaming Zulu for job lost and vice versa. they will have to kill themselves all. the ideology is very absurd. they will by their own hand destroy south africa and her economy.
Why should people concern themselves like there is no life on the continent except South Africa
Onoroyiza: The South Africans are just lucky that we the Nigerians have not taken a very serious action with them or else they would have know that "We Are The Giant And Heart Of Africa".
They could have known why they call us The Black Men with different talents and styles.
Irritating Fools.
Nigeria is a shithole of 200 million people whose leaders have pissed its petroleum wealth and they expect the world to reward them for their backwardness.
Aladdin1: Its an african mentality,we always look for a scapegoat to blame for our problems,instead of working out solutions to solve the problems.So South africa did not learn from Nigeria.Its inherent in the black man to hate each other. its like what president botha said about the blacks were true.
South Africa is being blamed for the failures of the whole continent and nobody is asking African leaders why their people leaving they countries in their thousands.
Mrexcell: Black south africans should have been left alone to be oppressed by the white aparthied govt its now very obvious that they are not yet ripe and matured enough to get their freedom. Mandela and other black african countries especially nigeria fought and laboured for absolutely nothing.
Why Nigerians are so desperate to remain in South Africa despite what they call xenophobia. Perhaps an honest answer might assist us in finding a permanent solution to the problem.
YBMBgod: Last week the viral reports of the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa Broke the internet. Nigerian celebrities both home and abroad all reacted to the awful news creating a sever tension within the country.
Video clips of Nigerians killed and burnt alive popped up online and the Presidency sent some delegates to South Africa to dialogue with the South African Government in order the lives and properties of Nigerians in SA.
Today, President Mohammad Buhari finally speaks on the xenophobia attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. He said,
“I have received the report from the Special Envoy I sent to South Africa last week. We will continue to put pressure on the South African Government to take concrete and visible measures to stop violence against citizens of other African nations.
“The recurring issue of xenophobia and attacks on African nationals remains very worrying. If nothing is done to stop it, it could negatively affect the image and standing of South Africa as one of the leading countries in Africa. It has to be stopped. On our own part let me reiterate that the Nigerian Government will continue to do everything possible to ensure the safety of the lives, property and business interests of Nigerians in South Africa, and of South Africans in Nigeria.
“Let me also say that we have made arrangements for the immediate voluntary evacuation of all Nigerians in South Africa who are willing to return home. I have directed the relevant agencies to ensure this is done speedily and efficiently.”
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