Tinubu Pushes ECOWAS to Confront South Africa over Attacks on Nigerians
Tinubu said a united African response would send a clear message that xenophobic attacks have no place on the continent, after Nigeria evacuated over 1,490 citizens.
- On Sunday, President Bola Tinubu urged the Economic Community of West African States to condemn ongoing "Afrophobic" attacks in South Africa, warning that silence encourages intolerance across the continent.
- Nigeria has already evacuated over 1490 citizens from South Africa in seven batches to protect them from recurring violence, Vice President Kashim Shettima informed African leaders at the 69th Ordinary Session.
- Beyond security concerns, Tinubu reaffirmed support for the newly adopted ECOWAS Compact for the Future of Regional Integration, designed to strengthen regional solidarity and serve over 400 million citizens.
- Nigeria committed to establishing a Counter Terrorism Force and strengthening the ECOWAS Standby Force, while United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed pledged the international body's support for combating terrorism.
- The summit concluded with the signing of the Inter-Governmental Agreement for the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline project and emphasis on the Digital Single Market to position West Africa competitively in the global digital economy.
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President Bola Tinubu has called on other African countries to lend their voices to unanimously condemn the ongoing Afro-phobic attacks, also known as Xenophobia, in South Africa.Tinubu said that a united voice would send a clear message to that Southern African country that such intolerance is absolutely not acceptable under any form.Speaking on Sunday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, during the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads …
Tinubu asks ECOWAS to present united voice against Afro-phobic attacks
The President condemned, in the strongest terms, the recent attacks on Nigerian citizens and other Africans in the Republic of South Africa. The post Tinubu asks ECOWAS to present united voice against Afro-phobic attacks appeared first on Vanguard News.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is beating the table once again in the face of xenophobic violence in South Africa. The heads of state of the subregion are denouncing abuses targeting African nationals. They have a strategic decision: to focus the debate on this issue.
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