South Africa pushes for Africa migration talks after violent internal protests and Ceuta crisis
South Africa wants the African Union to discuss irregular migration after 68,000 people were repatriated from the country between June and July, officials said.
- South Africa will host national leaders later this month at a Southern African Development Community summit in Durban to discuss the regional migration crisis, with International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola addressing root causes of irregular migration.
- Anti-Illegal immigration groups continue protesting every Thursday, demanding deportations; Lamola aims to focus on "push-pull factors" after meeting in the past two weeks with Ghana President John Dramani Mahama and a representative of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.
- The government repatriated at least 68,000 people between June and July, primarily to Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, while the Border Management Agency reduced its temporary facility capacity near the Beitbridge border post from 20,000 to 1,500 people.
- Last week, the African Union rejected a proposal by Ghana to add South Africa's migration tensions to the bloc's October coordination meeting agenda, as South Africa opposed being singled out without addressing the broader continental crisis.
- The July 31 chaotic crossing in Ceuta, which left more than 80 people dead, underscores the urgent need for a unified approach to managing migration challenges across the continent that leaders hope the Durban summit will foster.
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South Africa pushes for Africa migration talks after violent internal protests and Ceuta crisis
The South African government is pushing for Africa-wide migration talks following tensions that have seen thousands of migrants leave the country.
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South Africa is pushing for continent-wide talks on migration as it seeks to address growing tensions over anti-immigration protests, attacks on migrants and the repatriation of thousands of foreign nationals. The government says broader discussions involving African countries are needed to address the factors driving migration across the continent, rather than focusing solely on South Africa. The African Union (AU), which has 55 member states, …
South Africa Drives African Dialogue on Migration After Protests and Crisis in Ceuta · Global Voices
The South African government is pushing for talks across Africa as it seeks to manage the repercussions of anti-immigration protests that have forced many migrants to leave the country and have provoked diplomatic tensions with some of its African counterparts.
Ghanaian President John Mahama said on Thursday that he had once again called on the African Union (AU) to include in its agenda discussions on the "multiplication of xenophobic attacks" against foreign nationals in South Africa. At the same time, two Ghanaians referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate these "repeated xenophobic attacks", an approach that Pretoria described as "opportunistic". South Africa, which has long…
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