President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally tabled recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans in South Africa before the African Union. Tinubu’s message was delivered by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly in Luanda, Angola.
The federal government is calling for the issue to be placed on the agenda of the AU’s 40th Ordinary Session scheduled for January 2027.
While acknowledging South Africa’s sovereign right to enforce its immigration laws, Tinubu said the attacks undermine African solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence. He called for stronger continental efforts through dialogue and preventive diplomacy.
The federal government also backed the Luanda Action Plan for conflict prevention, warning that growing foreign military involvement risks weakening the AU’s institutions.
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