Suspected Somali Al- Shabaab militants kidnapped two Kenyan teachers on Friday evening in the Mandera border town. Mandera County Commissioner Alex Nkoyo confirmed the incident, saying the names of the two primary school teachers could not be immediately established were abducted. “We are investigating the incident which took place at around 4 p.m.. The two […]
South Africans have said they cannot guarantee that there will not be xenophobic attacks in the country again. On Wednesday, President Jacob Zuma convened a stakeholders’ meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, to discuss the country’s migration policy and how various sectors can work with the government “to promote orderly migration and good relations between citizens […]
Looting of foreign-owned businesses in South Africa Some Nigerians in South Africa have cried out against the xenophobic attacks on Africans in parts of the country. In separate telephone interviews with SUNDAY PUNCH, the Nigerian migrants expressed their fear of attacks as death threats were being circulated on social media. Itunu Bodunrin, who on […]
Video released online shows one group of captives being shot and another group being beheaded on a beach. A new video from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) purportedly shows the group killing captured Ethiopian Christians in Libya. The 29-minute video released online on Sunday shows two groups of dark-skinned captives. […]
The Commonwealth Youth Council has condemned in strong terms the ongoing xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African immigrants in South Africa. In a statement by the CYC Chairperson, Ahmed Adamu, on Friday, the attacks were described as a breach of the commonwealth values. According to the council, social cohesion is a guarantee for […]
Thirty seven people were kidnapped on Wednesday by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda rebels in Rutshuru territory, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, security sources in the region told Xinhua on Thursday. According to the sources, the 37 people were taken to the bush by their kidnappers. North Kivu deputy governor […]
A radio station in Zambia on Friday black out the playing of South African music in protest against xenophobic attacks on immigrants currently taking place in that country. Asan Nyama, QFM Radio station Managing Director, said the move to black out South African music indefinitely starting at 06:00 hours on Friday. He explained that the […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali | credits: cn.chinagate.cn Nigerians resident in South Africa have been directed by the Federal Government to remain indoors up until the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country are put under control. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of […]
South African President Jacob Zuma South Africa is considering returning more than $15m, it seized from Nigeria in September, last year. The money, which was meant for the purchase of arms to fight the Boko Haram insurgents, was seized in two batches of $5.7m and $9.3m. A South African newspaper, The Mail & Guardian, […]
Paolo Gentiloni, the Italian foreign minister, says his country may consider contributing to tackling the Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria. Speaking in Rome on Wednesday, Gentiloni said Italy would also help to tackle extremist groups in Libya. He said military action response to extremism was inevitable and implied military consequences. “I won’t use the word […]
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