Tag Archive | Xenophobia

Is the life of an African of no value in this day and age? From Rwanda’s New Times

By: ALLAN BRIAN SSENYONGA PUBLISHED: April 19, 2015 A decade ago, The Economist described Africa as a hopeless continent. As expected we spent nearly a decade denouncing the description as unfair and inaccurate. Then a decade later the same magazine declared that Africa was indeed rising. Like the biblical story of Saul turning into Paul, […]

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From the Institute for Security Studies: Xenophobia demands decisive and principled leadership

17 April 2015 Pretoria, South Africa – South Africa must act decisively in response to xenophobia and attacks on foreigners, but solutions must be based on unity and cohesion, not more segregation, according to the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). Thousands of foreigners have been displaced and five killed in the latest attacks that started […]

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The attacks of foreign nationals in South Africa is unacceptable: African Union Commission

Addis Ababa, 16 April 2015 (WIC) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has described the attacks of foreign nationals in the province of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa as “unacceptable,” calling an immediate halt while expressing once again her deep concerns regarding the attacks on foreign nationals. “Whatever the challenges […]

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