Nigeria and Ghana have condemned what they called the recent “Afrophobic protests targeting African nationals in South Africa.” In a statement, Nigeria’s ministry of foreign affairs said the two countries want the issue placed on the agenda at the next African Union summit.

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    Yeah this issue seems to just keep going and going. Are there any South African users here that can comment? I get the feeling that this issue has more complicated origins than at first appearance, and some local insight might help.

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      It’s been going on for decades, but it was just white farmers before so .ml types considered it righteous.

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        Believe it or not (.ml types won’t), every brown person isn’t automatically in a club where they all love each other. There’s plenty of weird prejudices and ethnic tensions you haven’t even heard of.