Access To Illicit Funds Major Obstacle To Fight AgWednesday, July 22, 2026
The Nigerian government has urged the African Union (AU) to tackle illicit funds, saying that access to such funds fuels terrorism and violent extremism on the continent. The minister of foreign affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, stated this on Tuesday during a virtual meeting of the AU rsquo;s pea ...
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Ghana Rejects State Visit By South African President Over Xenophobic AttacksTuesday, July 7, 2026
The Ghanaian government has reportedly declined to host South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for a planned state visit, citing concerns over the reported killing of a Ghanaian citizen and alleged xenophobic attacks against its nationals. The decision follows the death of 40-year-old Bashiru Is ... |
CPJ, partners condemn targeting of journalists covering South Africa’s anti-migrMonday, June 29, 2026
The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined seven other media freedom organizations in condemning attacks on foreign nationals and the targeting of journalists covering anti-migrant protests in South Africa. In a joint statement, issued ahead of the June 30 deadline set by the anti-migrant gr ... |
“My two properties have been hijacked. I was threatened with a Gun”- Nigerian reThursday, June 18, 2026
Media entrepreneur and host of the viral talk show WithChude, Chude Jideonwo, travelled to South Africa as part of the Arise News Special in collaboration with WithChude, joining the only media team granted access to follow Nigerians returning home through a voluntary repatriation programme. B ... |
Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Govt Hints At Retaliatory Actions Against South AfrThursday, June 18, 2026
The Nigerian government has hinted that likely retaliatory measures would be taken against South Africa over anti-migrant actions which fall within the remit of the National Assembly. The minister of foreign affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made this known in an interview on Wednesday on TVC, dis ... |
Stop Xenophobic Attacks On Nigerians— FG Tells South Africa AuthoritiesWednesday, April 29, 2026
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has called on the South African government to take urgent measures to protect Nigerian citizens and other black immigrants amid a renewed wave of xenophobic violence in parts of the country. In a statement issued on April 29, 2026, and signed by its C ... |
Two Nigerians Killed In South Africa As Nigeria Govt Calls For CalmMonday, April 27, 2026
Two Nigerians, Amaramiro Emmanuel, and Ekpenyong Andrew, have been killed in the ongoing violence in South Africa. According to Ambassador Ninikanwa Okey-Uche, Consul-General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, they were killed by personnel of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in Port Elizabet ... |
South African Journalists Threatened, Assaulted, Robbed By Municipal WorkersMonday, March 23, 2026
Lusaka, March 20, 2026 mdash;The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on South African authorities to act swiftly on a criminal case of assault, robbery, intimidation, ... |
Top South African Cop Calls For Spy Probe Into Media, Jailing Of JournalistsFriday, October 10, 2025
New York, October 10, 2025 mdash;The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi rsquo;s doubling down on his call for lawmakers to endorse the surveilling of journalists by South Africa rsquo;s State Security Agency and for reporter ... |
Rising Discontent Pushes South Africa Toward A Tight PollMonday, May 27, 2024
On 29 May, South Africans will go to the polls to vote in national and provincial elections. The African National Congress (ANC), which has dominated politics for the last three decades and has become almost synonymous with the state, is projected to lose its parliamentary majority for ... |
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