S/African Afrophobia: All eyes on AU
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- President Bola Tinubu has taken recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in South Africa to the African Union.
- Vice President Kashim Shettima called for collective action and urged the AU to place the issue on the agenda for its January 2027 General Assembly.
Nigeria has taken South Africa’s recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks to the African Union, a move the article says President Bola Tinubu was right to make.
Speaking for Tinubu at the AU’s 21st Extraordinary Session in Luanda, Vice President Kashim Shettima called for collective action against the problem. He also urged that the matter be placed on the agenda of the bloc’s January 2027 General Assembly.
The article now directs attention to the African Union and its response, framing the continental body as the forum where the issue should be addressed collectively.
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