Africa: Xenophobia – Nigeria’s Patience Wearing Thin, Fani-Kayode Tells South Africa
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned that growing xenophobic hostility towards Nigerians and other African nationals threatens the spirit of solidarity that helped end apartheid. He recalled Nigeria’s estimated $61 billion contribution to South Africa’s liberation struggle. He said South Africa must replace hostility towards fellow Africans with Pan-Africanism, mutual respect…