Sarahwyte Pulse

The Nigerian Federal Government is evacuating its citizens from South Africa due to rising xenophobic attacks and anti-foreigner sentiment. At least 130 Nigerians have registered for voluntary evacuation flights. President Bola Tinubu has directed Nigerian missions in South Africa to establish a crisis notification unit for imperilled citizens. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has warned that the attacks, targeting black Africans, may be more accurately described as "Afriphobia" rather than xenophobia.