Vice President Kashim Shettima has raised concerns over recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other foreign nationals in South Africa at an African Union session.

Speaking at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, Shettima presented Nigeria’s position on the issue on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He warned that the attacks threaten African solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence, and called for collective action by African leaders to address the problem.

Shettima also expressed Nigeria’s support for the adoption of the Luanda Action Plan as a practical framework for strengthening conflict prevention across the continent.

He argued that preventing conflicts is more sustainable and less costly than managing them after they erupt.