Tag: xenophobia
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Covid-19 Impact on Job losses: Aremu Calls for Reindustrialization, condemns Institutional racism, xenophobia world wide
Sustainable Industrial campaign Trade unions in Africa in collaboration with African governments must intensify the campaigns for sustainable industrial policies for the continent to mitigate the negative impact of Covid: 19 on jobs and investment. Africa’s Vice President, IndustriALL Global Union, Comrade Issa Aremu made this observation during his address to the virtual IndustriALL’s Executive…
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Xenophobia: Nigeria, South Africa Bi-National Commission meet in Pretoria
Officials of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria have said that the experts meeting of the 9th Session of Nigeria/South Africa Bi-National Commission is scheduled to hold from Thursday 26th to Friday 27th September, 2019 in the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s, Rietondale, Pretoria, South Africa. The Nigeria/South Africa Joint Commission was established in…
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Xenophobia: 320 more Nigerians expected from South Africa today
A delay in securing landing permit from South African aviation authorities for Air Peace has led to rescheduling the evacuation of the second batch of Nigerians from South Africa. This is coming on the heels of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other Africans in South Africa. In the second batch, 320 Nigerians were billed to…
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Xenophobia: South Africa grants landing permit to Air Peace after initial delay
The landing permit of the Air Peace Flight B777 has been granted after it was initially delayed by the South African authorities. Over 300 Nigerians were expected to return home today as part of the government’s efforts to evacuate Nigerians, in the wake of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. But according to the airline, they…
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Xenophobia: Reps slams Foreign Minister for failing to honour invitation
Jonas Ezieke, Abuja …Vow to reform nation’s budgeting …Other lawmakers condemn attack The House of Representatives on Tuesday slammed the Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama for failing to honour its invitation to address the issue of incessant attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. Speaker of the House Hon. Femi Gbajabimilla who spoke shortly after…
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Xenophobia: Buhari accepts South Africa’s apology
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday accepted South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa’s apology to Nigeria over the persistent xenophobic attacks against Nigerians. The President, who described the attacks and violence as “very unfortunate”, assured that the relationship between the two countries “will be solidified”. President Buhari received President Ramaphosa’s Special Envoys – Dr. K. Mbatta and…
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Xenophobia as a symptom for deepening hunger in Africa!, By Henry Boyo
BY HENRY BOYO The latest, widespread, currency of the word, Xenophobia, is, arguably, instigated by media reports in September, 2019, of the looting and burning, of several shops, allegedly, owned in South Africa, by foreign nationals, primarily, from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Somalia and Ethiopia. Incidentally, xenophobia is defined as “dislike of, or, prejudice against people from…
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Xenophobia: FG announces date for next evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa
The evacuation of next batch of Nigerians in South Africa is likely to be on Saturday, it has been learnt. 187 Nigerians, made up of 30 children, were lifted from the OR Tambo International Airport on Johannesburg on Wednesday. It was also gathered the collation of names for the intending returnees is ongoing. Confirming the…
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Xenophobia: 320 Nigerians expected in Lagos from South Africa today
The first batch of Nigerian returnees from South Africa will be airlifted from Johannesburg to Lagos today, according to the Nigerian Consul-General, Godwin Adama. The 320 passengers, who are among over 600 Nigerians to be airlifted by Air Peace Airlines, are expected to arrive the Murtala Muhamed International Airport, Ikeja at 9am. Adama said their…
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Xenophobia In South Africa Leaves A Question Mark On The Efficacy Of Truth & Reconciliation Commission, By Magnus Onyibe
We are all aware of former USA First Lady Michelle Obama‘s famous phrase — “When they go low, we go high” — because it has become something of a slogan for exercising restraint in the face of frustration. Owing to the aptness of the statement which was first uttered by the former First Lady in…