President Bola Tinubu has formally raised concerns over recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa before the African Union, warning that the incidents undermine continental solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence.

Tinubu specifically called for prompt collective action by African leaders and urged the AU to place the matter on the agenda of the 40th Ordinary Session of the Assembly scheduled for January 2027.

The Nigerian leader made the position known in a message delivered by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Luanda, Angola.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, Office of the Vice President.

Representing the President at the continental gathering, Shettima conveyed Nigeria’s call for stronger efforts to protect the safety, dignity and rights of African nationals across the continent.