Ramaphosa Calls for Firm Migration Management, Warns Against Scapegoating Migrants
- On Monday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called for African nations to collaborate on managing migration, as his government faces mounting pressure over attacks on foreign nationals.
- Weeks of anti-immigrant protests blamed undocumented migrants for unemployment, crime, and public service strain, preceding Ramaphosa's appeal to the Pan-African body to address conditions driving regional displacement.
- Following the death of a Nigerian national in Cape Town last week, Abuja accused police of using 'egregious tactics,' while violence has killed at least four migrants, though some governments report higher tolls.
- Tens of thousands of African migrants have departed South Africa over the last two months, with Ghana, Malawi, and Nigeria actively assisting in the repatriation of their citizens.
- Ramaphosa condemned xenophobia and 'Afrophobia,' calling the attacks 'sad and abhorrent,' while warning that unmanaged cross-border movement could undermine the region's security and social order if root causes remain unaddressed.
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