South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg and Pretoria, in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted.
A special envoy from South Africa presented an apology from President Cyril Ramaphosa to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.
The envoy, Jeff Radebe, told President Buhari that the South African government condemned the violence and was taking decisive action.
He said that 10 people had died during the attacks – two Zimbabweans and eight South Africans.
Mr Buhari thanked Mr Radebe for “coming to explain to us what happened in South Africa recently, leading to killing and displacement of foreigners”.
Following the violent incident in SA , Nigeria announced it would repatriate more than 600 nationals to protect them from future violence.
While the diplomatic mission is taking place, Nigeria has continued to evacuate its citizens from South Africa.
More than 300 Nigerians are expected to arrive in Lagos on Tuesday. Last week, 188 evacuees arrived back.
