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| Causes and Effects of Xenophobic Attacks on Nigeria - South Africa Relations |
Ekuma, Justice O. & Eze, Raphael C. PhD
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Abstract:
The study examined the causes of the worrisome recurring xenophobic attacks by South Africa against fellow Africans in general and Nigeria in particular and its effects on Nigeria-South Africa relations. It is Qualitative Research oriented. Thus, secondary source of data cum data gathering which is usually library based and include books, journals, newspapers, unpublished works, the internet, as well as conference papers especially those focusing on Nigeria-South Africa Relations in general and xenophobic attacks in particular were used. Political Realism is the theoretical framework that guided the study. Recommendations were proffered based on findings. The study reveals that colonial cum apartheid culture, social-economic deprivation, institutional/structural factors and avariciousness were the major causes of xenophobic attacks on Nigeria and other nationals. It also found that the xenophobic attacks have adverse diplomatic, economic and socio-psychological effects on Nigeria South Africa relations. The study recommended among other things that Nigeria in its relations with South Africa should proactively pursue to achieve its set foreign policy objective (national interest) which in this context is the protection of lives and property of her nationals in South Africa; South African youths should be empowered with skills that would enable them to redirect their intelligence to productive activities to compete with foreign business counterparts rather than resorting to envy-oriented violence; perpetrators and sponsors of attacks should be prosecuted and held accountable regardless of their social status while victims should be compensated by their assailants or the government of South Africa to serve as deterrent against further onslaught.
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