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South African, Nigerian Presidents Vow Cooperation After Xenophobic Violence

Anita Powell

   JOHANNESBURG - The leaders of Nigeria and South Africa have pledged to
   take "concrete measures" to stem future outbreaks of xenophobic
   violence, during a state visit to South Africa by Nigerian President
   Muhammadu Buhari.

   Nigeria's president described his Thursday meeting with his South
   African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, as a tĂȘte-Ă -tĂȘte, a polite
   contrast to the anti-immigrant violence that swept South Africa last
   month, resulting in the deaths of at least 12 people, most of them
   South African nationals.

   'Concrete measures'

   The violence prompted Nigeria to repatriate hundreds of citizens, and
   for Buhari to declare, after a private meeting with Ramaphosa, that the
   two countries would do more to stop future outbreaks.

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