Ghana, Nigeria condemn anti-immigrant attacks in S. Africa
LAGOS, July 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) – Nigeria and Ghana condemn the ongoing anti-
immigrant violence in <a href="https://absafricatv.com/south-africa-and-namibia-strengthen-ties-with-seven-new-agreements/" title="South Africa and Namibia strengthen ties with seven new agreements”>South Africa and want the issue of “Afrophobia”
discussed at the next African Union summit, Abuja said on Saturday.
South Africa been swept by weeks of protests and unrest targeting
undocumented immigrants, causing tens of thousands to flee the country.
Nearly 150,000 people have left in recent weeks, according to an AFP tally
based on figures provided by African countries that have repatriated their
nationals.
On Friday, the foreign ministers of Ghana and Nigeria discussed the “recent
Afrophobic protests and incidents targeting African nationals in South
Africa”, the Nigerian government said.
“(They) condemned all forms of xenophobia, Afrophobia, intolerance and
violence against fellow Africans,” it said.
The two ministers from west Africa’s largest economies were meeting on the
sidelines of a gathering of west African economic bloc ECOWAS in Liberia.
Nigeria has evacuated 1,490 nationals from South Africa, while Ghana has
repatriated at least 926.
South Africa, the continent’s weathiest nation, has long been magnet for
migrants.
The ministers stressed the need for “urgent, coordinated regional and
continental responses” to address the causes behind the anti-immigrant
tensions.
Ghana’s Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Nigeria’s Sola Enikanolaiye said
Afrophobia should be raised at the next summit of the pan-African AU early
next year.
In May, Ghana requested an AU debate on “xenophophic attacks” in South
Africa. It was not clear if it materialised.
Earlier this month, Ghana said a visit to Accra by South African President
Cyril Ramaphosa had been postponed.
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