South Africa

Nigeria has evacuated another 106 citizens from South Africa amid escalating anti-migrant tensions and concerns over xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreign nationals.

The Federal Government has evacuated another 105 distressed Nigerians from South Africa, raising the number of Nigerians brought home since the commencement of the exercise in June to 1,821, amid continued concerns over xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in the country.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused South Africa of betraying the spirit of African solidarity for which Nigeria fought during the country’s struggle against apartheid.

Diplomacy appears to be failing in resolving the impasse between Nigeria and South Africa following unrelenting xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and some other Africans.

The Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA) has reported the killing of a 58-year-old Nigerian cleric, Bishop Taiwo Michael Fakunle, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Nigerian National Assembly has hit back at South Africa over recurring xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals, suspending all official visits to the country and ordering a boycott of legislative activities hosted or organised by South African authorities.

The incident occurred on Thursday, September 3, 2026, in the Umbilo area of Durban, where foreign nationals have been camping outside the Department of Home Affairs office on Che Guevara Road.

The figures have sparked debate on X, especially over the wide difference between the two countries. Some users questioned how Nigeria, with its much larger population, could have fewer Netflix subscribers than South Africa.

Shettima issued the warning on Monday in Luanda, Angola, during an interview with newsmen shortly before his departure for Nigeria.

Nigeria has formally brought the recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa before the African Union, urging continental leaders to take decisive steps to protect Africans and strengthen peaceful coexistence across national borders.