President Bola Tinubu formally reports recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in South Africa to the African Union and urges urgent collective action. He says the attacks against Africans and other nationals undermine African solidarity, unity, and peaceful coexistence, and he calls for the issue to be taken up at the AU’s next major decision-making meeting.
Tinubu makes the move while attending AU-related engagements in Angola, according to the outlets. Nigeria’s Punch and Vanguard both describe him as demanding that African leaders place the matter on the AU’s agenda, with Vanguard framing it as a call to “drag” South Africa to the AU for action. Legit.ng and Daily Post Nigeria similarly state that Tinubu seeks inclusion of the topic on a future AU agenda, with Daily Post Nigeria specifying January 2027 and referring to the AU’s 40th Ordinary Session.
While the coverage differs mainly in wording and the precise AU meeting reference, all accounts converge on Tinubu’s decision to elevate the attacks to the AU and to seek a coordinated African response through formal agenda-setting.
