Human Security

Long before it became a continental problem, Nigeria’s incoming president, General Muhammadu Buhari, foresaw the possibility of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians who ‘check out’ to seek better life.

“…I do not come from Ghana I was only born there;I do not come from Nigeria neither do I come from Zimbabwe my soul was only conceived there. I do not come from South Africa; I do not come from Egypt, my spirit was only programmed there.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a Nigerian non-governmental organization, has requested the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Mrs.

I have been in my own world lately and because I haven’t followed the “news”, I have not been aware of the popularised and on-going events around me. One such event is the recent spate of xenophobic attacks that have been happening in some parts of South Africa.

INTRODUCTION

Growing up in Zimbabwe, I vividly remember listening to the soulful music of various South Africans on my grandmother's supersonic gramophone stereo.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Several African countries continue to record heinous crimes and acts committed by militant groups vowing to resist attempts to bring order and stability in countries beleaguered by decades of conflict such as Somalia, South Sudan, Central African Republic and parts of the great Lakes Region.

With respect to Cuban leader Raul Castro, his reported assessment that American President Barack Obama is "an honest man" is way off the mark. President Castro — the younger brother of ageing Fidel — spoke those flattering words at the Summit of the Americas at the weekend.

There is a war in our city. Our African brothers and sisters are being openly attacked on the streets.