Xenophobic Attacks: Lumumba urges African unity, calls for mental decolonisation

June 5, 2026

Former Director,Kenya Anti-Corruption and International Mediator,Professor Patrick Lumumba while delivering a lecture at the 50th Anniversary celebration of University of Ilorin..

By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt

Kenyan scholar and legal expert, Prof. Patrick Lumumba, has called for stronger unity among African nations as a pathway to ending xenophobic violence and achieving true continental independence.

Lumumba made the appeal against the backdrop of renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa targeting foreign nationals, including Nigerians and others across the continent.