“We are a country that is completely committed against xenophobia.” Nigeria
a large percentage of Nigeria’s youthful population, with many calling for the government to send a strong message to South Africa.were acts of"criminality" and not xenophobic. Same sentiment was shared by the country's high commissioner to Nigeria.anti-foreigner sentiments in the country.“We are a country that is completely committed against xenophobia,” he said. “We do not allow and cannot tolerate attacks on people from other African countries.
Pandor, however, described the anti-migrants sentiments as Afrophobia - fear or dislike of Africans. Like Ramaphosa, she said, South Africa needs to rein in the attacks. “There is an Afrophobia we are sensing that exists, there is resentment and we need to address that,” Pandor said on the sidelines of World Economic Forum holding in Cape Town.
“There is a targeting of Africans from other parts of Africa, we can’t deny that. But, there is also criminality ... because a lot of this is accompanied by theft.”
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