Violence In South Africa : President Cryril Ramaphosa Gives Assurances
- Par Eldickson Agbortogo
- 17 Sep 2019 09:35
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After attacks against foreigners that left over 12 dead and many fleeing, the government is extending apologies to affected countries
South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa has dispatched a high-level delegation to several African countries to reassure the Governments and citizens of the said countries that his country still welcomes foreign nationals. The delegation that is headed by a former minister, Jeff Radeba began the peace mission on Saturday September 14, 2019, with a first stop in Nigeria. They will move to Niger, Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and then Zambia.
Speaking to the BBC, the South African President said he feels ashamed over the recent outbreak of xenophobic violence in the country. "Yes. We are very concerned and of course as a nation we would be ashamed because this goes against the ethos of what South Africa stands for. We were welcomed in various other countries in the world, when we were struggling against apartheid and we cannot therefore be against people from other nations at this point in time when they helped us so much", he added.
At the 14th National Congress of the Southern African
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