The meeting urged South African President to offer a “sincere public apology to Nigeria and other countries affected by the attacks'.
Nigerians living in South Africa have outlined steps Nigerian and South African authorities need to take to end xenophobia in the rainbow country.
The meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Cape Town was attended by Nigerian entrepreneurs, professionals and the Nigerian community-led by Cosmos Echie. “The President of South Africa should send a sharp signal to South Africans and the continent by visiting the victims of the “Afrophobia” attacks to empathise with and reassure them of their safety in South Africa and the government should consider paying compensations for losses sustained in the attacks,” the communique also recommended.Advertisement
“The President of South Africa, Cyril Remaphosa, should rise to the demands of leadership and reach out to the President of Nigeria to trigger the series of dialogue and actions necessary for swift de-escalation of the brewing conflict between their two countries”, the Communique read in part. The South African government who had largely blamed the attacks on criminals, on Thursday admitted that some of it were being driven by xenophobia.
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