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BY Nii Ntreh, 2:00pm December 18, 2019,

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Five violent tensions between African countries that show why Pan-Africanism is a difficult goal

by Nii Ntreh, 2:00pm December 18, 2019,

Image result for south africa nigeria tension — South Africa’s problem of xenophobia is usually at its deadliest against Nigerians. Photo Credit: BBC

Tensions between South Africa and Nigeria over xenophobia

This is the only dispute on our list that is not between neighbouring countries. But nonetheless, it involves two of Africa’s biggest economies.

Xenophobic attacks against Africans in South Africa has been a decade long phenomenon. But the violence that is carried out seems to target, disproportionately, Nigerians.

When the attacks re-emerged in 2019, Nigeria pulled out of a continental summit while its citizens threatened to shut down South African businesses in Nigeria.

Last Edited by:Kent Mensah Updated: December 18, 2019

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