Nigeria recalls anti-apartheid support as it pushes AU to confront xenophobia in South Africa

Nigeria recalls anti-apartheid support as it pushes AU to confront xenophobia in South Africa
Nigeria recalls anti-apartheid support as it pushes AU to confront xenophobia in South Africa - Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima addressing ECOWAS leaders. (Photo: Handout)
Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima addressing ECOWAS leaders. (Photo: Handout)

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Nigeria has urged ECOWAS and the African Union to take a united stand against xenophobic violence in South Africa, recalling the sacrifices made by Nigerians in supporting the anti-apartheid struggle.

Nigeria has reminded South Africa of its contribution to the anti-apartheid struggle as it called for a continent-wide response to recurring xenophobic attacks targeting African migrants.
Vice President Kashim Shettima told West African leaders that Nigerian students once had deductions made from their scholarship allowances to help finance southern Africa’s liberation movements, saying the continent must not forget the solidarity that helped dismantle apartheid.
Addressing the 69th ECOWAS Summit in Sierra Leone, Shettima urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to raise the issue with the African Union, arguing that xenophobic attacks in South Africa should be treated as a continental concern.

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He called for the matter to be placed on the agenda of the next AU summit, saying ECOWAS must speak with one voice to demonstrate that violence against African migrants is unacceptable.
“The problems confronting South Africa do not lie with fellow Africans who are there to sell their skills,” Shettima said.
Nigeria has repeatedly borne the brunt of xenophobic violence in South Africa, with Nigerian-owned businesses looted and citizens killed, injured or displaced during successive waves of attacks targeting foreign nationals.

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Abuja has also evacuated 1,490 Nigerians from South Africa following renewed violence.
Ghana, another leading ECOWAS member, has similarly seen its nationals targeted, while migrants from neighbouring Southern African countries, including Zimbabwe, Malawi, Lesotho and Botswana, have also fallen victim to the attacks.

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