Ruto’s Xenophobic War on Foreign Hawkers Is a Distraction From His Own Jobs Failure
In an act of brazen hypocrisy, the president who built a foreign policy on exporting Kenyan labor now wants to restrict foreign labor at home.
Tag: Afrophobia
Part 1: The History of Afrophobia in Africa, How the Pattern Was Built
From slavery to the present, Afrophobia has taken different forms, but the impact remains.
Anti-Migrant Myths in South Africa: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Six claims that drive much of South Africa's anti-migrant sentiment. The evidence complicates more than it confirms, and the courts have now weighed in.
Vusi Thembekwayo Is Wrong
He echoes Operation Dudula and March and March grievances, calls immigrants "guests" who must behave without saying how, and lets them absorb blame for South African government's own failures in what the UN already calls xenophobia.
Why Africans Should Emulate Nigerians’ Audacity
Despite an unreliable government, Nigerians never wait for permission wherever they land. The result: a people who make a global impact in every sector they enter.
What South Africa Owes Africa
From Ethiopia's passport to Nigeria's Mandela Tax, Africa gave everything to free South Africa. Decades later, South Africa is deporting the grandchildren of those who stood with them against apartheid.
Journalist Exposes South Africa’s Bias Against Nigerians
Ireti Bakare-Yusuf pressed South African officials on a minister's "drug dens" remark. They demanded respect, while their government's cruelty toward African immigrants, evictions, evacuations, vigilante violence, went unaddressed
South Africa’s June 30 Immigrant Ultimatum Comes and Goes. The Movement Says It Is Not Done.
Marches swept all nine provinces, a movement fractured in public view, a weekly protest declaration changed the shape of the campaign, and six African governments are still waiting for accountability.
Bafana Backlash and Bravado: South Africa’s Government Responds to a Nation Under Fire
On the same day Bafana Bafana suffered a humiliating defeat, the South African government issued two official statements; one cheering the team, the other defending the country's record on xenophobia. The two statements reveal a government managing two crises at once, and struggling with both.
Africans Delight in South Africa’s World Cup Defeat
Bafana Bafana's return to the World Cup ended in two red cards and a 2-0 defeat in the hands of co-hosts Mexico. On the team's own Facebook page, the rest of the continent showed up to celebrate Mexico.
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