00:00Nigeria and Ghana have condemned what they called the recent Afro-phobic protests targeting African nationals in South Africa.
00:09In a statement, Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the two countries want the issue placed on the agenda at
00:16the next African Union summit.
00:20South Africa has long attracted migrants from other African nations because of its relative wealth.
00:26But tens of thousands of foreigners have fled the country in recent weeks due to growing xenophobic protests and violence.
00:35Close to 1,500 Nigerians and almost 1,000 Ghanaians were repatriated from South Africa
00:41after anti-immigrant groups issued a so-called deadline of June 30 for undocumented migrants to leave the country.
00:50Abuja and Accra said the protests undermine the ideals of African unity, solidarity,
00:56and regional integration represented by the African Union.
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