The ‘African Giant’ has been marked as one of the musicians to grace the stage though many of the citizens, especially South African musicians, are against it.

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Reports from South Africa say some artistes in the country have petitioned the Minister for Arts and Culture to exclude Burna Boy from the Africa Unite concert in the country.

It could be recalled that South African rapper AKA and Burna Boy were engaged in a scuffle during the xenophobic attack which saw many Nigerians suffer losses.

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Burna threatened to deal with AKA who apparently showed no remorse over the attacks carried out by the South Africans.

Reacting to all of these in a Tweet on social media, Burna Boy said, “the first of the many! Part of the proceeds will be donated to the victims of xenophobic attacks by me1.”

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He said “I really hope we can all keep contributing in our own way to make the world a better and safer place for each other. #Africansunite, it’s bigger than all of us ?.”

Read the tweet below:

A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the incident was confirmed by the Ghana Mission in Pretoria.

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Below is the full statement:

The owner of a local airline – Air Peace Airlines has offered to use his air transport company to airlift his fellow countrymen from South Africa at no cost.

In a statement, Nigerians resident in South Africa have been encouraged to take advantage of the move and come back home for cover.

“The Proprietor of Air Peace Airlines Chief Allen Onyema has volunteered to send an aircraft from Friday 6th September 2019 to evacuate Nigerians who wish to return to Nigeria free of charge. The general public is hereby advised to inform their relatives in South Africa to take advantage of this laudable gesture”, the statement noted.

Any Nigerian who wants to leave South Africa has been asked to liaise with the High Commission to complete the standard procedures for the evacuation.

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“Interested Nigerians are therefore advised to liaise with the High Commission of Nigeria in Pretoria and the Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg for further necessary arrangement.”

Here is the full statement issued to the citizens

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the general public that following the recent unfortunate xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals, including Nigerians in South Africa, the Proprietor of Air Peace Airlines Chief Allen Onyema, has volunteered to send an aircraft from Friday 6th September 2019 to evacuate Nigerians who wish to return to Nigeria free of charge.

The general public is hereby advised to inform their relatives in South Africa to take advantage of this laudable gesture.

Interested Nigerians are therefore advised to liaise with the High Commission of Nigeria in Pretoria and the Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg for further necessary arrangement.”

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South Africa has gained notoriety over the past two decades over incidents of xenophobia-influenced violence.

In the current unrest, Nigerians appear to be the target of the angry mobs.

Other African governments have issued warnings to their citizens over the violence.

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International media outlets have reported that dozens of people were arrested in Johannesburg on Monday while at least five people have been killed in the unrest.

The recent development – many say, is posing a threat to the harmonious co-existence amongst South Africans and other Africans in the Southern African country.

Source: Citifm

This follows recent attacks on foreigners in that country.

In a statement, Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa said Ghanaian nationals in distress should contact the mission on telephone number +271-234-258-47/8 for urgent assistance.

The statement also disclosed that the Ghana High Commission together with the African Diplomatic Corps have met to prevent future attacks on other African nationals in South Africa as well as the looting of property owned by African nationals.

The High Commissioner on Wednesday assuaged fears of Ghanaians in ongoing xenophobic violence in South Africa.

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Speaking on the Joy FM Super Morning Show on Wednesday, Ayisi Boateng condemned the attacks and said his outfit is yet to receive any information of Ghanaian casualty.

“So far, to the best of my knowledge, being in contact with the leaders of the Ghanaian association leadership, there has not been any reported attack on a single Ghanaian yet,” a worried Ayisi Boateng said.

In the past few days, rioters have caused chaos in Johannesburg, South Africa’s commercial capital, torching vehicles and looting shops, many of which are owned by foreign nationals.

Some South African officials have blamed criminality instead of xenophobia.

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South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has condemned the looting and violence that mostly targeted foreign nationals in his country.

“There can be no justification for any South African to attack people from other countries,” he said on Tuesday.

Dozens of people were arrested in Johannesburg on Monday after rioters looted shops and torched vehicles.

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Other African governments have issued warnings to their citizens over the violence.

Attacks on businesses run by “foreign nationals are something totally unacceptable, something that we cannot allow to happen in South Africa,” Mr. Ramaphosa said in a video posted to Twitter.

“I want it to stop immediately,” he added.

Source: Myjoyonline.com

Nigerians in Lagos have been protesting against xenophobic attacks in South Africa over the last few days.

The angry protesters attacked South African business, Shoprite, with stones and destruction of property around the retailer since they were unable to access its building.

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Some of the angry Nigerian youth hurriedly went into the Shoprite because of what has been happening.

“Even as of today, we got news from South Africa that over 500 Nigerians have been killed as we speak and these reports are not false,” a protester said.

“Police have been trying to take control of the place and tried to also protect the property that belongs to the same people who have been killing us,” the protester added.

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Xenophobic attacks in South Africa have left five dead in riots in Johannesburg, where foreign-owned shops were targeted on Monday. A recurrence of the 2015 attacks that left at least seven people killed.

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South African companies in Nigeria including MTN and Multichoice have expressed their concern over the situation.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday he was urgently sending a special envoy to meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to secure the Nigerian citizens there.

Source: africanews.com

In a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Marian Kane-Garcia, total said the decision is to ensure safety of its employees and facilities.

“Total South Africa takes the health and safety of its employees very seriously and apologises for any inconvenience caused as we work to remedy the situation as quickly and efficiently as possible.”

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Below is the statement from Total:

Source: Adomonline.com

The facilities were attacked after days of riots in South Africa chiefly targeting foreign-owned, including Nigerian, businesses.

“The safety and security of our customers, staff and partners is our primary concern,” MTN Nigeria said in a statement.

Source: Reuters

In a statement issued by the Ministry in which it described the attacks as unfortunate, the Ministry said “the Government of Ghana assures there has been no confirmed casualties at the moment. Our High Commission in Pretoria is monitoring the situation closely and any new development will be communicated accordingly.”

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Below is the statement:

Source: Adomonline.com

Addressing a news conference Friday, the Paramount Chief of Banda Ahenkro Osabirima Okokyeredom Kwadjo Sito also appealed to the teachers and health workers who abandoned their post and fled the town for safety to return.

The unknown group calling itself the ‘Concerned Members of Banda Ahenkro’ had vowed to violently evict all workers who are not natives of the town.
Through a notice to supposed strangers, the group said all foreigners working in the community must leave because their safety cannot be guaranteed.

According to the group, the strangers have taken over all their jobs and lands in town at the expense of natives.

The threats led to the closure of more than forty percent of schools in the area while hundreds of civil servants working in the community fled for fear of xenophobic attacks.

But Osabirima Okokyeredom Kwadjo Sito who condemned the development asked all civil servants who have fled to return.

He warned that the architects behind the threats will have themselves to blame if they fail to own up as soon as possible.

According to him, there will be severe consequences if members of the unknown group fail to show their faces.